Shawn Levy
Canadian filmmaker
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| April 17 2025 | Lucasfilm announced Star Wars: Starfighter, a new film directed by Levy starring Ryan Gosling, set for release on May 28, 2027. |
| 2025 | Planned sequel 'Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Road Trip' |
| 2025 | Pending nominations at the 52nd Saturn Awards for Deadpool & Wolverine in Best Film Director and Best Film Writing categories |
| 2024 | Upcoming film 'Never Let Go' with director Alexandre Aja |
| 2024 | Directing Deadpool & Wolverine, which is set to become his highest-grossing film. |
| 2024 | Nominated for Outstanding Directing at the 76th Directors Guild of America Awards for All the Light We Cannot See |
| 2024 | Set to executive produce The Perfect Couple |
| July 2024 | At San Diego Comic-Con, Levy turned down directing Avengers 5 due to scheduling conflicts with Stranger Things season 5. |
| 2023 | Produced films 'Crater' and 'The Boogeyman' |
| 2023 | Directed the Netflix limited series All the Light We Cannot See. |
| August 2023 | Received the inaugural Norman Jewison Award for career achievement at the TIFF Tribute Awards. |
| February 2023 | Announced as a producer for the A24 film adaptation of the Backrooms, with Roberto Patino writing the screenplay. |
| 2022 | Served as executive producer for Lost Ollie |
| 2022 | Directed The Adam Project, continuing his collaboration with Ryan Reynolds. |
| 2022 | Served as Executive Producer for 'Cheaper by the Dozen' remake |
| November 2022 | Entered talks to direct a Star Wars movie for Lucasfilm after completing work on Deadpool & Wolverine and the final season of Stranger Things. |
| March 2022 | Announced as the director of 'Deadpool & Wolverine' for Marvel Studios. |
| 2021 | Shawn Levy acted as Her Dad in 'All Too Well: The Short Film', a short film |
| 2021 | Executive produced the Netflix series 'Shadow and Bone', an adaptation of The Grisha Trilogy and Six of Crows Duology, starring Jessie Mei Li. |
| 2021 | Directed Free Guy in collaboration with Ryan Reynolds. |
| 2021 | Levy produced the Netflix film adaptation of 'There's Someone Inside Your House' under 21 Laps Entertainment, in collaboration with Atomic Monster studio. |
| 2021 | Started executive producing Shadow and Bone, which continued until 2023 |
| 2020 | Became executive producer for multiple television series including I Am Not Okay with This, Dash & Lily, and Unsolved Mysteries |
| 2020 | 21 Laps Entertainment extended its deal with Netflix and signed a first-look deal. |
| 2020 | Nominated for Outstanding Drama Series at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards for Stranger Things |
| 2018 | Continued nominations for Stranger Things at major award ceremonies, including Best Television Series – Drama at the 75th Golden Globe Awards |
| 2017 | Directed 2 episodes of 'Imaginary Mary' |
| 2017 | Levy won Best Episodic Drama at the 28th Producers Guild of America Awards for Stranger Things |
| 2017 | Shawn Levy was involved in multiple award nominations for Arrival and Stranger Things, including Best Picture at the 89th Academy Awards and Best Television Series – Drama at the 74th Golden Globe Awards |
| 2017 | Received nominations for Arrival at the 89th Academy Awards (Best Picture) and 71st BAFTA Film Awards (Best Film) |
| 2017 | Received multiple nominations, including Best Television Series – Drama at the 74th Golden Globe Awards for Stranger Things |
| December 2017 | Netflix announced a four-year exclusive contract with Shawn Levy for creating TV projects, following the successful seasons of Stranger Things. |
| 2016 | Produced the Academy Award-winning sci-fi film Arrival, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture. |
| 2016 | Began directing episodes of 'Stranger Things', including directing 8 episodes to date |
| 2016 | Shawn Levy was nominated for Best Drama Series at the 22nd Critics' Choice Awards for Stranger Things |
| 2016 | Shawn Levy appeared as a Morgue Worker in the television series Stranger Things, specifically in the episode 'Chapter Four: The Body' |
| 2016 | Began executive producing the Netflix original series Stranger Things and was a producer on Arrival, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. |
| 2016 | Directed an episode of 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' titled 'Kimmy Drives a Car!' |
| 2014 | Shawn Levy directed and produced two films: 'This Is Where I Leave You' and 'Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb' |
| 2014 | Served as executive producer for the television series Cristela |
| 2013 | Produced the A24 drama The Spectacular Now and directed the comedy The Internship. |
| 2013 | Directed The Internship and developed several comedy television pilots. |
| 2013 | Shawn Levy appeared in 'The Internship', playing the role of Guy in Nap Pod |
| 2011 | Began executive producing the television series Last Man Standing, which continued until 2016 |
| 2011 | Directed Real Steel, diversifying his film portfolio. |
| 2010 | Directed Date Night, continuing his success in comedy films. |
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