As he says, the project that would becomeGood Griefis “absolutely not” that.
“I see the movie as a drama or a dramedy.”
He does admit a lot has changed aboutGood Griefsince the idea first came to him.
Dan Levy as Marc and Luke Evans as Oliver in ‘Good Grief’.Netflix
Then, like most of the world at the time, he felt irrevocably changed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
It was that conversation that really expedited the concept of the movie."
Everything is forever changed after Oliver’s abrupt death the night of the couple’s annual Christmas party.
Dan Levy’s Marc in ‘Good Grief’.Netflix
It’s an uncomfortable conversation to have, and yet that intimacy exists within these friendships."
“They would come over to my house every day.
I knew that the truth of these friends would be there.”
Marc (Dan Levy), Sophie (Ruth Negga), and Thomas (Himesh Patel) in ‘Good Grief’.Chris Baker/Netflix
Has the process of makingGood Griefshifted Levy’s own perspective on loss?
“When I went into it, I was still processing a lot,” he says.
“Not that we ever fully process grief, but that question of, am I grieving properly?
Ruth Negga as Sophie in ‘Good Grief’.Netflix
Have I done enough?
Sometimes if you have the ability to write, it’s the greatest outlet for pain and catharsis.”
Good Griefpremieres on Netflix this Jan. 5.
Marc (Dan Levy) kisses Theo (Arnaud Valois) in ‘Good Grief’.Netflix
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Marc (Dan Levy) throws a Christmas party for his friends in ‘Good Grief’.Chris Baker/Netflix
Dan Levy directs and stars in a scene on the set of ‘Good Grief’.Chris Baker/Netflix
