There’s a stigma that follows Marvel Studios and seems to be brought up quite a bit when a film fails. That’s the idea that Kevin Feige is a very hands-on producer and doesn’t given his directors much leeway when it comes to crafting their films. Marvel Studios is known as a place where creators have to fall in line. But that doesn’t seem to be the experience that Shawn Levy had making “Deadpool & Wolverine.”
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In a new interview with THR, Shawn Levy talked about his career, as well as his newest film, “Deadpool & Wolverine.” Specifically, Levy discussed his future with Marvel Studios, a partnership that the filmmaker thinks will continue in the months and years to come.
“What I will say is I absolutely foresee more collaborations between Marvel and me,” said Levy. “The when and the what is yet to be seen. And contrary to so many assumptions out there, and even within myself before I had this experience, I’ve been arguably more creatively empowered and trusted on this movie than just about any other I’ve ever made.”
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It’s that last bit of the quote that really stands out. Of course, Levy would say that he wants to continue to work with Marvel. That’s the polite thing to say. But adding the bit at the end about how people have a misconception about what it’s like to make a Marvel film is intriguing.
You don’t often hear from Marvel Studios filmmakers about their experience collaborating with Feige and Co. As mentioned above, the running assumption is the filmmakers aren’t given much creative control over the final product. But for Levy, that was far from the case.
Does this mean that Marvel Studios lets filmmakers have full creative control? Absolutely not. That would be silly to assume. But it does sound like, for Levy at least, that Marvel is willing to give quite a bit of control over to the filmmaker.
We’ll have to see if that collaboration paid off when “Deadpool & Wolverine” debuts in theaters on July 26.