The Business
Revisiting Shawn Levy: 'Stranger Things' & redefining his career
Director Shawn Levy built a career on the Night at the Museum franchise, but wanted to break out of his box. He set out to produce, and this past year scored with the Netflix mega-hit Stranger Things, now up for 18 Emmys. He tells us how he went about getting the industry to reconsider him.
By Kim Masters • • 28m ListenShawn Levy made film studios very happy directing big family-friendly comedies--including all three Night at the Museum movies. But to make Shawn Levy happy, he realized he was going to have to try something new. Now he's coming off a banner year as a producer, including a best picture nomination for Arrival and last summer's breakout Netflix hit, Stranger Things, which is up for 18 Emmys. Levy tells us how he set about reinventing himself, and how his early experience as an actor in a zombie horror movie helped him as a director.
