Director Shawn Levy spoke candidly about experiencing the recent Chiefs vs Jets football game with Taylor Swift, Ryan Reynolds, and Hugh Jackman.
In an interview with Variety, the 55-year-old filmmaker said: ‘It’s almost depressing, by the way — I could make 50 more hit movies and shows and I’ll still be known as the guy in the orange suede jacket going to the Chiefs-Jets game with Taylor and others.’
He also described the 33-year-old songstress as ‘a culture magnet unlike anything I’ve seen.’ Taylor has been getting to know Chiefs player Travis Kelce, prompting heightened attention from fans and the media.
Levy had been invited by Reynolds to what he anticipated would be a guys’ night out at MetLife Stadium last Sunday.
He explained, ‘It was as simple as, “Wait, we can go to an NFL game with our buddies? Let’s do it.”‘ He noted, ‘We had a glimmer that maybe there would be others but nothing prepared us for the frenzy of attention that was that outing.’
Hanging with a pop star: Director Shawn Levy spoke candidly about experiencing the recent Chiefs vs Jets football game with Taylor Swift, Ryan Reynolds, and Hugh Jackman
Despite the unexpected spotlight on him and his friends, the Stranger Things director called it a ‘very fun night.’
He later emphasized, ‘I’ve known famous people but Taylor is definitely a culture magnet unlike anything I’ve seen.’
The Adam Project director recalled, ‘I think I might have said to Ryan and Blake [Lively] on the ride to the stadium… I’m like, “I’ve never been more conscious of being careful of what I say,” because if you’re going to a football game in a box with Taylor, you pretty much have to assume that you are on camera all the time and they’re capable of slow motion so they can definitely read lips.’
He added playfully: ‘So, I kept it clean.’
Joining the group in the high-profile box suite were Sabrina Carpenter and Sophie Turner.
Following the game, Levy joked on Instagram that ‘all future Sunday nights are ruined.’
He continued to show his great sense of humor as he added: ‘Apparently there was also a football game played last night.’
Taylor had previously caused a heap of excitement when she attended the September 24 game between KC Chiefs and Chicago Bears.
Dynamic: He later emphasized, ‘I’ve known famous people but Taylor is definitely a culture magnet unlike anything I’ve seen’
Night out: Despite the unexpected spotlight on him and his friends, the Stranger Things director called it a ‘very fun night’
Buddies: Levy was invited by Reynolds to what he anticipated would be a guys’ night out at MetLife Stadium last Sunday
Where it started: Taylor and Travis Kelce have been making headlines as they’ve gotten acquainted with each other the last two weeks
On Friday morning Kelce’s mom Donna Kelce visited the Today show and spoke about her first encounter with Swift.
Donna shared with hosts Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie that she wasn’t overly enthused about the introduction.
She stated: ‘Yeah, it’s — you know, it is fairly new, so I don’t like to talk about it. It’s just one of those things where, you know, obviously everybody saw me.
‘I was in the boxes with her. And, yeah, it’s just, you know, another thing that’s amped up my life.’
