Dan Levy on embracing mess, casting Luke Evans as his husband & the movie that always make him cry
Schitt’s Creek, Dan Levy‘s David gets married and has the happy ending he never knew he always wanted—in more ways than one.In his feature film debut, Good Grief (his first directorial effort since winning a history-making number of Emmys for Schitt’s Creek) Levy’s character Marc thinks he’s already reached that happy ending: He’s got a high-paying job, a gorgeous London flat, a great group of friends, and he’s got his absolute hunk of a husband, Oliver (played by absolute hunk of an actor Luke Evans).But when Oliver suddenly and tragically dies, Marc is left a wreck—and that’s before his husband’s secrets come to the surface, revealing their life wasn’t so picture perfect to begin with.
Because Dan Levy knows real life is no sitcom, Good Grief is a film that dives head first into the mess of love and loss, and all the complicated emotions that come with being human.Subscribe to our daily newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.In other words, we hope you’re stocked up on Kleenex.
With Good Grief now streaming on Netflix, Queerty spoke with Levy about embracing the mess with his first feature, and using the film as a vehicle to explore some of themes he wishes he saw more of at the movies: Found family, the way our relationships evolve as we get older, and queer love in all its forms.
The actor-writer-director also opens up about the movies that always make him cry, what it means to tell “LGBTQ+ stories” in 2024, and why he couldn’t resist casting Luke Evans as his husband.
