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The director who compared Ryan Reynolds to Robin Williams

The director who compared Ryan Reynolds to Robin Williams

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Ryan Reynolds started out in the 1990s with a few supporting roles and then began appearing in comedies, which helped put his face on the map. Since then, he has appeared primarily in mainstream Hollywood films, making a name for himself as a superhero star that began with him landing the role of the title character The Green Lantern.

After the portrayal of Deadpool in X-Men Origins: Wolverine In 2009 he took on the role of the character several times in the following years. Dead Pool was released in 2016, followed by a sequel two years later. In addition to several short films in which the character played the lead role, he then went head-to-head with Hugh Jackman Deadpool and Wolverine.

It has now become the role most associated with Reynolds, and although the films were successful, the actor’s performance as the superhero has been criticized by many who find the character’s witty personality absolutely unbearable. Nevertheless, Reynolds has earned a lot of money from his performances Dead Poolso people’s opinions on the film series certainly can’t bother him too much – Deadpool and Wolverine has literally become the most successful R-rated film of all time.

It’s clear that Reynolds is known for his blockbuster roles and often takes the lead role in these commercially attractive, big-budget films, as evidenced by Free Guy, Detective PikachuAnd IF. To Shawn Levy, who brought Reynolds into the game Free Guy, The Adam ProjectAnd Deadpool and WolverineThe actor is one of the best he has ever worked with, he can collaborate and improvise really well.

The filmmaker even went so far as to compare Reynolds to a Hollywood legend: Robin Williams. When working on The Adam Projectfrom which Levy was inspired Hunting for good willparticularly admiring Williams’ performance. He believed that Reynolds also possessed some of the acting skills that made Williams so impressive.

He explained A-frame“For a film that isn’t even that old, Hunting for good will is an all-timer. Everything about it, from Danny Elfman’s lyrical score to Gus Van Sant’s direction to the outstanding writing and acting. It’s a film that makes me feel.”

Levy pointed out one of the sequences that really inspired him while working with Reynolds. “I feel like hell, yes, fist-pumping, triumphant underdog moments like the legendary ‘How do you like these apples?’ scene to the heartbreak and catharsis of It’s Not Your Fault, a scene that clearly inspired me in terms of the final scene with Mark Ruffalo and Ryan Reynolds The Adam Project.”

He then explained that Reynolds reminded him of Williams, with whom he had worked several times. “It’s pretty well known, but the last line of Robin Williams’ film was improvised. “Son of a bitch, he stole my line.” That wasn’t a script. That was Robin being Robin.”

Adding: “I was lucky enough to work with him three times on my project Night at the museum films, but when your actors are more than just mouthpieces of the script, when they are true 360-degree collaborators and teammates, then this is a perfect example of that. That’s what I always wanted from my actors. I found that with Ryan Reynolds.”

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