Director Shawn Levy clarifies his earlier comments about a Stranger Things and Deadpool crossover. Released earlier this year to positive reviews and all-time high viewership on Netflix, Stranger Things season 4 was the biggest season of the Duffer Brothers hit fantasy/ horror show yet. Shawn Levy, who has been an executive producer on Stranger Things since its first season in 2016, has also directed a number of episodes across all the show's 4 seasons, including the fan-favorite "Dear Billy" episode in season 4.
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Levy is also an established filmmaker outside of Stranger Things, having directed Night at the Museum, Free Guy, and The Adam Project, the latter two of which both star Ryan Reynolds. It was announced earlier this year that Levy would be partnering with Ryan Reynolds once more for Deadpool 3, the highly-anticipated superhero film that will finally see Reynolds' beloved mercenary join the MCU. In a recent interview with Variety, Levy expressed interest in a Stranger Things and Deadpool crossover, stating that he and Reynolds were trying to figure out how the two properties could work together.
Now, however, Levy has taken to Twitter to clarify his earlier comments, writing that what he said about a Stranger Things and Deadpool crossover was actually just a joke. The director apologizes for the confusion, joking that a crossover would never work because of Eleven's (Millie Bobby Brown) nosebleeds and Wade Wilson's aversion to blood. Check out Levy's full comment below:
While Levy's clarification is sure to be a disappointment to fans who were looking forward to Reynold's Deadpool possibly traveling to Hawkins and the Upside Down, it also doesn't come as a total shock. While both Stranger Things and Deadpool are beloved franchises, they're also very different in tone and the general world in which they take place. With Deadpool 3 expected to see Wilson officially join the MCU after Disney's acquisition of Fox, any crossover would raise a heap of questions in terms of the relationship between the MCU and characters like Eleven, Hopper (David Harbour), and the rest of the Hawkins gang.
Although the introduction of the multiverse into the MCU has opened up a lot of possibilities in terms of what characters can appear in what universe, there are still clearly limits to what is possible. Outside of the legal hurdles that would have to be overcome to allow Stranger Things characters to interact with Deadpool, it's also a crossover that would likely diminish the unique world of each story. That being said, Stranger Things often references existing pop culture elements and if the show ever stretches into 1991, there can at least be a nod to the Deadpool comic book character.