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Shawn Levy Returns for More “Stranger Things”: Hints at Possible Third Season
Since the announcement that the second season of Netflix’s “Stranger Things” had officially kicked off, people have been dying to know what to expect from the return of the show. Already, there has been a confirmed cast photo and the announcement of three new faces to the series. Now, it can be confirmed that producer/director Shawn Levy is returning to get behind the camera for at least two episodes, per Collider.
Levy explains that the crew want to follow the same formula as the first season, so the Duffer Brothers are directing the first two episodes while Levy will get in for the third and fourth ones. “Yes, we are a little superstitious so just like last year, they’re doing 1 and 2, I’m going in and doing 3 and 4. So the first four are gonna kick off exactly the same as last time… I am going to start prepping right around Thanksgiving and I’ll be filming my episodes through December and January,” he explains.
As for when we’re going to see the show return, Levy urges patience. “You can do a little bit of math, we’re not magicians so there’s no way it launches in Spring since I just admitted we started filming today, and we’re doing nine.” That “nine” he’s referring to at the end is how many episodes there will be in the second season, which is one more than the first.
While he won’t comment on specific plot points, Levy does talk a bit about Will and how his time in the Upside-Down affected him, saying, “Will Byers was in that Upside Down for a while. So Season 2 is about this determined desire to return to normalcy in Hawkins, in the Byers family, in that group of friends, and it’s the struggle to reclaim normalcy and maybe the impossibility of it.”
Finally, Levy explains that he and the Duffer Brother’s are not going to find themselves in a spot where they are making things up as they go along. If a third season gets announced, they plan on being well-prepared. “We are not gonna be caught off guard and we don’t wanna be making stuff up like the day before we have to write it and make it,” Levy says. “So we are definitely optimistic and we have started thinking ahead.“
Are you watching? Ishana Night Shyamalan has clearly been paying attention to her father, M. Night Shyamalan. Not only is she following in his footsteps as a filmmaker, but she’s also embracing a similar mystique surrounding her work.
The new trailer for her feature directorial debut, The Watchers, gives viewers a taste of what’s in store. AreYouWatching.com has launched with even more clues.
Visit the site to join the mysterious creatures that lurk in the Irish forest as you observe a shelter. From the time the sun sets at 7:30 PM until it rises at 5:55 AM, four strangers — played by Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell, Oliver Finnegan, and Olwen Fouere — can be seen trapped inside.
You’ll find several interactive items. Click on the gramophone to set the mood with some spooky music. Tap on the birdcage to hear an ominous message from the parrot inside: “I’m going out, try not to die.” Press on the TV to watch clips from a fake reality show called Lair of Love. And if you tap on the window during the daytime … they’ll tap back.
There are also Easter eggs hidden at specific times. We’ve discovered three: a disorienting shot of Fanning’s character’s car at 5:52 PM, a closer view of the captives at 11:11 PM, and a glimpse of monitors at 12:46 AM. Let us know if you find any more in the comments…
The Watchers opens in theaters on June 14 via New Line Cinema. Ishana Night Shyamalan writes and directs, based on the 2022 novel of the same name by A.M. Shine. M. Night Shyamalan produces.
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