David Leitch Archives

The Fall Guy
Director David Leitch, who also has a background in stunts, spoke about how Gosling was ready to do what he could while also accepting when it was time for the doubles to come in and do the work. "Ryan was game, obviously, to do a lot of things," says Leitch "We dragged him across the Harbour[...]
New Poster For Universal's The Fall Guy Is Released
However, director David Leitch has been a bit hit or miss with his movies While this one seems tailor-made for him, he's a former stuntman directing a film about stunt performing with a ton of stunts both within the movie and within the in-universe film as well; there is still the chance this could fall apart[...]
The Fall Guy
Today, it was announced that The Fall Guy, directed by David Leitch and stars Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, and more, would be opening the convention on April 8th. L to R: Ryan Gosling is Colt Seavers, and Emily Blunt is Judy Moreno in THE FALL GUY, directed by David Leitch © Universal Studios All Rights Reserved. So what[...]
David Leitch Reportedly In Talks To Direct New Jurassic World Film
Right now, current sources are saying that no characters from the previous movies are set to return, and this will be a "completely fresh take." According to Deadline, Universal wants to work with director David Leitch again on this new Jurassic World film. David Leitch arrives for the John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum' L.A[...]
The Fall Guy
And while one of them has been busy making one of the greatest modern series of action movies ever (don't @ me), director David Leitch hasn't had as many home runs His last film, Bullet Train, looked like it should have been a lot of fun and completely fell apart by the end So, bringing[...]
The Fall Guy
And I think you can see the difference." L to R: Director David Leitch and Ryan Gosling (as Colt Seavers) on the set of THE FALL GUY Photo By Eric Laciste/Universal Pictures © Universal Studios All Rights Reserved. Director David Leitch got his start in the stunt world, so he is the best person to take on[...]
The Fall Guy
One of the films we saw back in April at CinemaCon was The Fall Guy, the new film from David Leitch that stars Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt The footage we saw back then looked very promising, and today, Universal dropped the first poster, trailer, images, and a behind-the-scenes image from the film today[...]
'John Wick' Director Chad Stahelski Says Wachowskis Working on New 'The Matrix'
Chad Stahelski and David Leitch came a long way coming full circle from their many years of stunt work to becoming successful directors in Hollywood Without their work on The Matrix trilogy, we would never see the likes of the John Wick franchise or Deadpool 2 come to fruition Cinemablend reports Stahelski and Leitch assisting director[...]
“Kung Fu” Film Remake with David Leitch Directing for Universal
David Leitch is quickly becoming the go-to director for action blockbusters following the success of Atomic Blonde John Wick, Deadpool 2, and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw Universal Pictures now trusts him with the film remake of the 1972 television series Kung Fu, according to Deadline Hollywood. Warner Bros "Kung Fu" 1972 Plot Created by Ed[...]
Deadpool Director Tim Miller Left Sequel Because of Ryan Reynolds
When it came time for the sequel, it was a surprise when Miller left the project, replaced by David Leitch Now, Miller has appeared on the KCRW The Business podcast and admitted why: "It became clear that Ryan wanted to be in control of the franchise," Miller said You can work that way as a director,[...]
How Does Hobbs and Shaw Compare to David Leitch's Other Kinetic Blockbusters?
David Leitch is one of the most kinetic directors working today From his background in stunts and parlaying that into the masterwork that was the first John Wick, he catapulted into being one of Hollywood's most visually interesting directors by following it up with Atomic Blonde and Deadpool 2 And now with Hobbs and Shaw[...]
David Leitch at the Los Angeles premiere of "John Wick" held at the ArcLight Cinemas in Los Angeles on October 22, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.
David Leitch has come a long way from his stunts background to emerge as one of the most premier action directors in Hollywood The Deadpool 2 director is throwing his hat back into the Marvel pool to see if he can be the new director of the Marvel Cinematic Universe incarnation of Blade The[...]
New ‘Hobbs and Shaw’ Trailer: Action's Perfect ‘Odd Couple’
He seriously needs to be the next James Bond or give him his own action franchise. The film also becomes a family affair with Hattie Shaw (Vanessa Kirby) and Hobb's Samoan family, among them is Johnson's relative, Joe Anoa'i, better known to WWE fans as Roman Reigns. While Johnson stars in the spinoff, he confirmed at Sundance[...]
David Leitch at the Los Angeles premiere of "John Wick" held at the ArcLight Cinemas in Los Angeles on October 22, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.
It would appear the next remake of a film that doesn't really need it on the docket is the groundbreaking Bruce Lee flick Enter the Dragon, and Deadpool 2 director David Leitch may be in the hot seat for it. Credit: Tinseltown / Shutterstock.com Deadline reports that Leitch is in early talks with Warner Bros[...]
deadpool 2
Brolin was announced for the role in April 2017, with fans getting their first look at his Cable four months later: For Deadpool 2 director David Leitch, the key to making the sequel work lies with Brolin and Reynolds having the same kind of chemistry on screen that the characters share on the printed page: "Cable has[...]
atomic blonde 2
In an interview with CinemaBlend, Atomic Blonde director and John Wick co-director David Leitch was asked about the potential of making a sequel to the Charlize Theron action flick He had this to say: "Yeah! We're in discussions, and I think everyone involved in the creative wants to do it[...]
Emoji Movie
Variety reports that The Emoji Movie may have been able to scratch together some cash this past Thursday, but Atomic Blonde broke out into the lead regardless — an impressive feat for an R-rated action movie playing against an all-ages animated film. On its opening night, David Leitch's Atomic Blonde opened up with a $1.5 million opening night[...]
She's A Killer Queen – Charlize Theron In Red Band Trailer For Atomic Blonde
Screenplay by Kurt Johnstad and directed by David Leitch, it tells the story of an MI6 agent sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a list of double agents. Leitch of course co-directed John Wick and is directing Deadpool 2 Atomic Blonde, originally called the Coldest[...]
Deadpool 2 Gets John Wick Director David Leitch
This feels like a pretty good fit: John Wick co-director David Leitch will replace Tim Miller for Deadpool 2 Reports have indicated that outgoing director Miller and star Ryan Reynolds have had conflicts over the look and feel of the film The sequel to the irreverent hit based on characters and concepts by Rob Liefeld will[...]
John Wick
After the success of their first outing, John Wick, the two stuntmen turned directors Chad Stahelski and David Leitch are in demand with talk of Cowboy Ninja Viking being their next project… but the directors told Movies.com that they are already working on a sequel to their stylistic revenge flick. "We're in development right now," Stahelski said. "We[...]
Chad Stahelski And David Leitch Talk About Being First Time Directors On John Wick
Now the producers have released this behind the scenes video with the directors Chad Stahelski and David Leitch talking about being first time directors. [youtube]http://youtu.be/pQcWuew_k40[/youtube] They also sent out some swag to some industry folks which included a John Wick's Back bathrobe and a note from the Continental Hotel (which is in the film) Saying "Why don't you to[...]