Shawn Levy Named CinemaCon Director Of Year
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: In a year in which the prolific Shawn Levy director turned out the upcoming Deadpool & Wolverine, and the lauded limited series All The Light We Cannot See, he has been tapped to receive the Director of the Year Award at the upcoming CinemaCon in Las Vegas.
CinemaCon Managing Director Mitch Neuhauser confirmed that Levy will be honored at the NATO convention on Aprill 11, as part of the Big Screen Achievement Awards ceremony at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. “Throughout his impressive career, Shawn Levy never fails to give audiences what they want – the most entertaining, enjoyable and crowd-pleasing films imaginable,” noted Neuhauser. “As one of our most talented and leading filmmakers working today, we can’t wait to see what he brings to our theaters this summer with the eagerly anticipated Deadpool & Wolverine.
It’s our honor to single Shawn out as our CinemaConDirector of the Year.” Wannasee is particularly high for Deadpool & Wolverine, which opens in theaters July 26, and broke records with 365 million viewings of its first trailer after it was teased during a Super Bowl spot.
Directed, cowritten and produced by Levy, Deadpool & Wolverine reunites Marvel Universe stalwarts Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman as the title characters, and co-stars Emma Corrin, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Leslie Uggams, Karan Soni and Matthew Macfadyen.
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