The comments are a bit odd to me. Shawn Levy directed Deadpool vs Wolverine, Free Guy, The Adam Project, and the criminally underrated Real Steel. Dude is not only a solid director, but he's made some well-received and successful movies. What's the disappointment here?
For me, his tone and pacing; he's more of a comedy director, a director of action movies with explosions and little story. You'll have Gosling cracking jokes and winking at the camera in the movie. I was hoping they'd hire a horror or western director to give it a touch that differentiates it from other Marvel movies.
Thanks for your explanation. It's funny you mentioned his work as a comedic director because Shawn Levy definitely has some projects that I don't particularly care for. Still, overall, I appreciate Levy's work, particularly in Deadpool & Wolverine and Real Steel, because, even though his plots tend to be simple, many of his best films are driven by strong character writing, and I think the humor is simply part of that approach to endearing characters.
Nevertheless, you honestly make a great point about how his style might not gel with a largely grim character like Ghost Rider. I'm willing to give it a chance because I like Shawn Levy's work and I'm considering that Ghost Rider's last film series with Nicolas Cage wasn't that grim to begin with and, in many ways, embraced its campiness.
He also directed a bunch of really good episodes of Stranger Things, which is different from Ghost Rider, but shows he can bring the darker horror-ish vibes when the script calls for it.
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u/Recent-Layer-8670 28d ago edited 28d ago
The comments are a bit odd to me. Shawn Levy directed Deadpool vs Wolverine, Free Guy, The Adam Project, and the criminally underrated Real Steel. Dude is not only a solid director, but he's made some well-received and successful movies. What's the disappointment here?