Star Wars and Stranger Things have one man in common

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View in browser  |  Your newsletter preferences  11.05.23 Taylor Swift, Star Wars, Stranger Things, and Deadpool Have One Man in Common "Wow, I can't wait for the new Shawn Levy movie!" is something that no one really ever says. But honestly, they should. The producer and director is behind movies and television shows that are just so dang fun (Night at the Museum, Stranger Things, Date Night, Free Guy, and the upcoming Deadpool 3) it's no wonder he's been tapped to direct an upcoming Star Wars—which one, though, he'll never say. His new project, which premiered this week on Netflix, is a four-part adaptation of Anthony Doerr's Pulitzer Prize–winning World War II novel, All the Light We Cannot See. When Levy sat down with Angela Watercutter for our Big Interview, his work on Deadpool 3 was on pause due to the writer's and actor's strike. They talk about what it's like to enter into the Marvel universe (secretive!) and the Star Wars universe (even more secretive!) and why getting the lead role in Grease at 13 might just be the best pipeline to becoming a Hollywood director. —Michelle Legro | Deputy Editor, Features READ THE FULL STORY You Might Also Like Sam Bankman-Fried Sealed His Fate Long Before the FTX Trial BY JOEL KHALILI | 4-MINUTE READ Prior to his arrest, the FTX founder did a string of media interviews to tell his side of the story. In the courtroom, those comments came back to haunt him. Alan Turing and the Power of Negative Thinking BY BEN BRUBAKER | 5-MINUTE READ Mathematical proofs based on a technique called diagonalization can be relentlessly contrarian, but they help reveal the limits of algorithms. ADVERTISEMENT Inside Elon Musk's First Election Crisis—a Day After He 'Freed' the Bird BY VITTORIA ELLIOTT | 8-MINUTE READ Less than 48 hours after Musk bought Twitter, staff was scrambling to avert a potential legal crisis. Here's the Truth Behind the Biggest (and Dumbest) Battery Myths BY GRACE BROWNE AND MATT REYNOLDS | 7-MINUTE READ Yes, charging your phone overnight is bad for its battery. And no, you don't need to turn off your device to give the battery a break. Here's why. Mastering Chatbots Like ChatGPT Is Becoming an Indispensable Skill WIRED's Reece Rogers has created a set of primers on using AI to boost your professional and personal computer skills. Sign up for the free five-day newsletter series to get started. GET AI UNLOCKED GET WIRED Our Fall Sale is Officially live! Subscribe to WIRED for only $29.99 $5. That includes subscriber-only content like Steven Levy's Plaintext column, plus FREE WIRED stickers as a special bonus! ADVERTISEMENT Have questions or comments? Reply to this email.   This email was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our email address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or manage your newsletter subscriptions