{"id":355697,"date":"2025-08-19T02:34:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T02:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/355697\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T02:34:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T02:34:17","slug":"ben-stiller-wont-direct-any-of-severance-season-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/355697\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Stiller won’t direct any of Severance season 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ben Stiller would have to sever himself if he wanted to fully commit to every project he has in the hopper right now. Unfortunately (or fortunately, if Mark Scout has anything to say about it), the procedure isn\u2019t actually available for real-life humans yet\u2014even its primary producer. Stiller could not, in fact, enjoy each project equally and instead decided to focus on a World War II survival thriller he wanted to shoot, per the Los Angeles Times<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This is the first time Stiller won\u2019t be directing a single episode on a season of the acclaimed series. \u201cI\u2019m at this point in my life where I\u2019m like, \u2018The clock is ticking,’\u201d the 59-year-old actor said, sharing that there were still a lot of things\u2014like the war film\u2014that he\u2019d like to do in his life. \u201c60 sounds old. It\u2019s hard to get around it\u2026 And of course, it\u2019s that other thing of, like, you know what the next one is\u2026 \u2018Oh, s\u2014t.’\u201d<\/p>\n

For now, though, the actor and director doesn\u2019t show any signs of slowing down. In addition to the combat thriller, which will reportedly be centered on an airman who gets involved with the French Resistance after he\u2019s taken down in occupied France, Stiller has also been working on a documentary about his parents, titled Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost (which has its world premiere at the New York Film Festival<\/a>), as well as prepping for his upcoming Meet The Parents sequel<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Of course, this doesn\u2019t mean Stiller is stepping away from Lumon entirely. The director has apparently been hard at work plotting season 3 with creator Dan Erickson and the rest of the Severance writers room in advance, to give him the freedom to pursue his film project. For now, though, he\u2019s leaving fans with a little tease. Apparently, the concept of getting Al Pacino\u2014an actor Stiller hasn\u2019t worked with but considers among his \u201cMt. Rushmore\u201d of potential co-stars\u2014to do a Severance cameo has been floated. If he does show up, he won\u2019t just be a new employee, but could represent a \u201cnew department\u201d entirely, Stiller said, before hedging, \u201cI mean, you never know.\u201d Maybe it\u2019s good to get him away from those twisting halls before he accidentally spills any more nuggets. <\/p>\n