Shawn Levy to Direct Original Sci-Fi  Drama ‘Somewhere Out There’ for Netflix

Shawn Levy is set to direct the original sci-fi movie “Somewhere Out There” for Netflix.

The streamer picked up the spec script written by Max Taxe in a bidding war. Levy will also produce the film under his 21 Laps banner along with the company’s Dan Levine.

The story falls in the emotional vein of “Arrival” and “The Adam Project,” and concerns a grieving father who, after losing his wife, sends a message out into the stars…and something out there starts to talk back.

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Levy has recently wrapped production on “Star Wars: Starfighter” starring Ryan Gosling, Amy Adams, Matt Smith, Mia Goth and Aaron Pierre. The film will hit theaters on May 28, 2027.

Levy’s projects have included “Stranger Things” and “All the Light We Cannot See.”

The Levy-directed film “Deadpool & Wolverine” generated $1.086 billion at the global box office and is the highest grossing R-rated movie in history.

Taxe teamed with 21 Laps previously on his screenplay “Ripple,” in which Jack Quaid is attached to star. His credits also include “Moonshot,” which starred Lana Condor and Cole Sprouse for HBO Max.   

21 Laps is about to wrap production on both the Netflix comedy “One Attempt Remaining,” directed by Kay Cannon and starring Jennifer Garner and John Cena, as well as on Netflix’s untitled hockey series starring Michelle Monaghan. 

Levy and 21 Laps are repped by WME and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole. Taxe is repped by UTA, Entertainment 360 and Jackoway Austen Tyerman. 

The project was first reported by The Hollywood Reporter.