Just in Time is a 1997 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Shawn Levy from a screenplay by Eric Tuchman . This was the second feature film directed by Levy, who went on to direct Night at the Museum (2006) and Date Night (2010).
25-415: Shawn Adam Levy (born July 23, 1968) is a Canadian filmmaker and actor. He is the founder of 21 Laps Entertainment . His work has spanned numerous genres, and his films as a director have grossed a collective $ 3.5 billion worldwide. Following early work as a television director, Levy gained recognition in the 2000s for directing comedy films like Big Fat Liar (2002), Just Married (2003), Cheaper by
50-461: A Star Wars movie for Lucasfilm following the conclusion of his work on Deadpool & Wolverine and the fifth and final season of Stranger Things . In February 2023, it was announced Levy would produce the comedy Boy Band for Paramount Pictures alongside Reynolds, who would also co-write and star in the project. Levy was confirmed as the film's director in February 2024. In December 2023, it
75-419: A first look deal. In 2021, Levy produced the film adaptation of the slasher novel There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins under his 21 Laps Entertainment label, alongside James Wan 's Atomic Monster studio for Netflix. Alongside Eric Heisserer , he also executive produced the 2021 Netflix series Shadow and Bone , an adaptation of the fantasy book series The Grisha Trilogy and
100-732: Is an American film and television production company founded and run by filmmaker Shawn Levy . The company is best known as the producers of Stranger Things , and exclusively distributes content through a partnership with Netflix . It has also produced films like Cheaper by the Dozen , The Spectacular Now , Real Steel , Arrival , and the Night at the Museum franchise, as well as Levy's collaborations with actor and producer Ryan Reynolds , which include Free Guy , The Adam Project and Deadpool & Wolverine . The companies' name originates from
125-463: The Six of Crows Duology starring Jessie Mei Li , under Netflix's deal with 21 Laps. Levy directed The Adam Project for Netflix starring Ryan Reynolds in the lead role. In February 2022, it was announced that Levy would direct Backwards for Netflix. In March 2022, it was announced that Levy would direct Deadpool & Wolverine for Marvel Studios . In November 2022, Levy entered talks to direct
150-643: The Tim Allen sitcom Last Man Standing . He also executive produced the short-lived ABC sitcoms Cristela (2014–2015) and Imaginary Mary (2017). Film projects with FOX include the 2012 Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill comedy The Watch (directed by Akiva Schaffer ), Levy's comedy The Internship (2013), Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014), Why Him? (2016), and The Darkest Minds (2018). He produced similar films for Warner Bros. ; Levy
175-595: The USC School of Cinematic Arts in 1994. Levy began his professional career while pursuing his undergraduate and graduate degrees in the mid-1980s through the mid-1990s. While studying performing arts, he made his acting debut in Zombie Nightmare (1987), a low-budget horror film in which he portrayed the character Jim Bratten, the leader of a group of teenagers. The film is best known for being featured in an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 . He also appeared in
200-553: The 1988 film Liberace: Behind the Music . He pursued his MFA in production, during which time he continued to act with a guest spot on 21 Jump Street and a recurring role on Beverly Hills, 90210 . Since this time, he has acted in primary small and cameo roles as well, like on 30 Rock as TV producer Scottie Shofar. Through the end of the 1990s, Levy worked primarily as a television director of teen dramas, like Nickelodeon 's The Secret World of Alex Mack and Animorphs . He
225-461: The 2008 films What Happens in Vegas and The Rocker and executive produced The WB dramedy Pepper Dennis (2006). Levy directed and produced the 2010 comedy Date Night starring Steve Carell and Tina Fey . The same year, he began directing the sci-fi drama Real Steel (2011), starring Hugh Jackman . Executive produced by Steven Spielberg , the film received mixed critical reviews and
250-463: The Dozen (2003) and The Pink Panther (2006). He then found further success as the director of the first three films in the Night at the Museum film franchise (2006–14). In the early 2010s, he directed films including Date Night (2010), Real Steel (2011), and The Internship (2013), developed several comedy television pilots , and executive produced the ABC sitcom Last Man Standing . Levy
275-570: The Dozen . In 2003, Levy, after the success of his aforementioned feature films, launched his own production company with a first-look deal at 20th Century Fox Television . The deal was to produce half-hour sitcoms and hour-long dramas. In 2005, Levy rebranded the studio to 21 Laps Entertainment and it signed a non-exclusive deal with 20th Century Fox to produce their films. The film division would be run by Tom McNulty, formerly employee from Happy Madison Productions , and its television division by J.J. Klein. The first two products were Cheaper by
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#1732858513853300-469: The Dozen 2 and Pepper Dennis . In 2010, Levy and Marty Adelstein signed on to form a television company called 21 Laps/Adelstein Productions, and they signed a deal with 20th Century Fox Television and hired Becky Clements to serve as president. In 2014, both Levy and Adelstein parted ways, with the latter launching Tomorrow Studios as a joint venture with ITV Studios . In July 2016, one of
325-442: The box office. For the remainder of the decade, Levy worked successfully on big-budget family films , namely directing Cheaper by the Dozen (2003), The Pink Panther (2006), and Night at the Museum franchise (2006–2014)—and produced all of their sequel films. The first Night at the Museum film was Levy's most commercially successful project and one of the highest-grossing films of 2006 . During this time he also produced
350-453: The company's television projects, Stranger Things , premiered on Netflix and achieved critical acclaim, earning a 95% on Rotten Tomatoes with 55 out of 58 reviews being positive. The show's first season was also one of Netflix's most watched series, averaging 14.07 million adults 18–49 in its first 35 days. Along with producing the series, Levy directed two of the premiere season's episodes. The third season premiered on July 4, 2019 and
375-549: The fourth season premiered in two parts on May 27, 2022 and July 1, 2022. It was renewed for a fifth and final season. In 2020, the company signed a first look deal with Netflix. First credited film under the 21 Laps label Just in Time (film) Parts of the film were shot in Salt Lake City , Utah. This article about a 1990s comedy-drama film is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about
400-798: The latter emerging as his highest-grossing film. Levy was born to a Jewish family with two siblings, Jodi and Debby, in Montreal , Quebec . As a teenager, he attended St. George's High School in Montreal and trained at the Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center in New York's Catskills . Pursuing a career in acting, he attended the performing arts program at Yale University , graduating in 1989; during his time there, he became interested in directing and moved to Los Angeles to study film directing. He received an MFA degree from
425-425: The number of laps Levy's eldest daughter ran in a jogathon when she was 5 years old. In addition to the logo, the icon is supposed to represent a race track. In 1999, Shawn Levy , who after his start on television incorporated and founded the company as Wunjo, Inc. It was in-name only from the beginning until 2005. Levy made his breakout role as a film director on Big Fat Liar , Just Married , and Cheaper by
450-485: The show's third motion picture following Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird and The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland , and its first in over two decades. In December 2017, Netflix announced a four-year contract with Levy. Due to the successful seasons of Stranger Things , he will create TV projects exclusively for the streaming entertainment company. In 2020, 21 Laps extended its deal with Netflix and signed
475-710: Was a producer on the 2016 sci-fi film Arrival , which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture . Since 2016, Levy has been an executive producer on the Netflix original series Stranger Things . He has directed the third and fourth episodes of each of the show's four seasons. He also directed the Netflix limited series All the Light We Cannot See (2023). Levy has recently collaborated with Ryan Reynolds by directing Free Guy (2021), The Adam Project (2022), and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), with
500-735: Was announced Levy would direct and produce an untitled heist comedy film for Netflix, with Reynolds set to star and co-produce. In February 2023, A24 , who successfully bid on the Backrooms film, announced that work had begun on a film adaptation of the Backrooms based on Parsons ' videos, with Parsons directing. Roberto Patino is set to write the screenplay, while Levy, James Wan , Michael Clear from Atomic Monster , Dan Cohen, and Dan Levine from 21 Laps Entertainment , Peter Chernin from Chernin Entertainment are set to produce. In August 2023, Levy
525-888: Was announced as the inaugural recipient of the Norman Jewison Award for career achievement at the TIFF Tribute Awards . Levy and his wife Serena Levy have four daughters together. He became a U.S. citizen in 2008. Following many years living in Los Angeles , the Levy family moved to Manhattan in the early 2020s. Since 2009, he has also maintained a family home in the Hudson Valley community of New Paltz, New York . Producer only Acting credits Executive producer only Acting roles 21 Laps Entertainment 21 Laps, Inc. , doing business as 21 Laps Entertainment ,
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#1732858513853550-605: Was initially announced as the director of the film version of Minecraft but has since left the project. Outside of 20th Century Fox, Levy worked to expand 21 Laps' range outside of primarily family-friendly comedies; this included producing the A24 drama The Spectacular Now (2013), the ensemble dramedy This Is Where I Leave You (2014), and the Academy Award-winning sci-fi film Arrival (2016). For his role in Arrival , Levy
575-463: Was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture . He was announced to be directing the film adaptation of the Uncharted video game series, following David O. Russell and Neil Burger . Joe Carnahan worked with Levy to produce the script for the film, but Levy left the project on December 19, 2018. Levy was attached to produce a film based on the children's series Sesame Street , which will be
600-472: Was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects . In the mid-2000s, Levy and his company 21 Laps signed a production deal with 20th Century Fox ; it was renewed in 2010. Following this deal, Levy created a new television company with Marty Adelstein at 20th Century Fox TV to develop comedy series. Levy and 21 Laps were with the company until 2020. Since 2011, he has been the executive producer of
625-512: Was the primary director and executive producer (season 3) of the Disney Channel coming-of-age show The Famous Jett Jackson (1998–2002) and its companion film (2001). He made his feature film directorial debut in 1997 with the family films Address Unknown and Just in Time . This was followed by the 2002 teen comedy Big Fat Liar , his first theatrical release, and the 2003 rom com Just Married , which made more than $ 100 million in
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