From KCRW, I'm Kim Masters, and this is The Business.

We'd love moments where someone could see us and consider us anew.

And that's what I wanted.

That's what I was working towards.

And now it's not just me screaming to the mountaintops.

Hey, reconsider us.

Now it's self-evident.

Sean Levy made film studios very happy directing big family friends. Hey, reconsider us. Now it's self-evident.

Sean Levy made film studios very happy directing big family-friendly comedies, including all three Night at the Museum movies.

But to make Sean Levy happy, he realized he was going to have to try something new.

Now he's coming off a banner year as a producer, including a Best Picture nomination for Arrival,

and last summer's breakout Netflix hit, Stranger Things.

Levy tells us how he said about reinventing himself and how his early experience as a cheesy actor helped him as a director.

But first on the news banter, do people want their mummy?

Stay tuned.

It's the business from KCRW.

I am joined by my associate in banter, Matt Bellany, of The Hollywood Reporter.

Hello, Matt.

Hi there.

So, The Mummy.

The mummy is rolling into theaters as we're taping, more or less. And this is Universal's attempt to launch what is called the Dark Universe. No, it's not about the federal bureaucracy or what is going on with Trump allies in Russia. The Dark Universe is the Monsterverse. This is clearly the thing. Disney has been feasting on Marvel. Warner has been having its problems, getting the DC universe into shape, but finally with Wonder Woman, they've really

seem to have hit one unalloyed success that is going to really sail, it looks like, and

...