By Iain Blair

Was chatting with Shawn Levy – the ultra-successful director whose next film Night at the Museum 2 looks likely to be another huge hit when it opens on Memorial weekend. He called me from the Fox lot where he was busy finishing post. Although a lot of people don’t know who he is, Shawn is very hot thanks to such hits as What Happens In Vegas, which starred Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher (the film grossed over $160 million worldwide to date), and the blockbuster Night at the Museum, starring Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Ricky Gervais, Dick Van Dyke and Mickey Rooney, which grossed over $580,000,000 worldwide. He’s also turning into a top producer, currently developing several films through his production company, 21 Laps Entertainment, which is based at Fox. These projects include Matchbreaker, Father Figure, Devil You Know, The Seems, and Back Magick for Fox; Me, Me, Me at New Line; and Overachievers and The Talent Thief for Universal. 21 Laps also produced the Fox release The Rocker, which stars Rainn Wilson (“The Office”). I asked him, “Does all this mean that you’re moving more into producing now?”

“Not really, I like producing, but mostly when it’s projects I direct myself, as then I’m really able to control the film and reduce any meddling!” he laughed.

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