Ryan Reynolds talks about the future of the Deadpool franchise.
In a recent sit-down with actor Andrew Garfield Variety’s actors on actors series, Reynolds talked about why he thinks the “Deadpool” films are resonating with audiences, sharing that it could be due to “scarcity and surprise,” before adding that he doesn’t know if there will be more.
“So it’s been six years since the last one, and part of the reason is because it’s taking up my entire life,” he told Garfield when asked about plans for more films in the franchise. “I have four kids, and I never want to be an absentee (dad). I die inside when I see their faces, and they’re playing sports or something, and I missed it.”
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Reynolds took six years to make “Deadpool & Wolverine,” partly because he wanted to be the current father. (Alexi Lubomirski for Variety)
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds attend the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the “In America: An Anthology of Fashion” exhibition on May 2, 2022 in New York. (Evan Agostini/Invisie/AP)
The actor shares four children with wife Blake Lively: daughters James, 9, Inez, 7, Betty, 5, and son Olin, born in 2023.
Reynolds added that he’s not sure “what the future of ‘Deadpool’ will be,” but he’s happy with the final product, explaining that he “made the movie into a complete experience” rather than using it as “one commercial for another. “
Elsewhere in the interview, Reynolds reflected on what led him to act as a producer on the film series, and later co-write the second and third installments. He recalled making “incredibly satisfying” films that resonated with critics but failed to capture audiences’ attention, saying he “had to figure out how to work both sides of the room.”
“I have four kids, and I never want to be an absentee (dad). I die inside when I see their faces, and they’re playing sports or something, and I missed it.”
Reynolds and Garfield can talk about what it’s like to have no input when it comes to filmmaking. (Alexi Lubomirski for Variety)
He and Garfield recounted the experience of starring in blockbuster films where they “knew the stakes, but… had absolutely no input into what happens,” with Garfield saying this could make someone feel “like you’re a monkey you are rattling a cage’. .”
“It’s a terrible feeling,” Reynolds explained. “And when you try to express your point of view and say something that feels reasonable, like ‘Let’s stop spending on spectacle and let’s spend on character’ or ‘Why put all the money into special effects when we could just write?’ ?,’ and that is rejected.”
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He continued, “Once that happens a few times, you say, ‘I own the bomb.’ If I’m going to bomb, I want to be the architect of my own demise. I don’t want to be a passenger on someone else’s dive plane.
Ryan Reynolds has achieved great success with the superhero film series. (Associated Press)
“Deadpool & Wolverine” was the most highly anticipated movie of the summer when it premiered in July. It went further gross over $1 billion at the box office worldwide.
The film brought back many beloved superhero characters, including Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, Wesley Snipes as Blade, Jennifer Garner as Elektra, Chris Evans as Johnny Storm and introduced Channing Tatum as Gambit.
“I didn’t know Elektra and I needed an ending, but Shawn and Ryan did,” Garner shared on Instagram about returning to the character. “They are gifted in many ways, but seeing and uplifting those around them is at the top of the list.”
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Garner was happy to return to the role of Elektra in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’. (Getty Images)
She continued: “Shauna (her stunt double) and I were in heaven on set with them, with my old friend @thehughjackman, @dafnekeen, @channingtatum, @realwesleysnipes. Photographing the fight was so much funbeing there all together – really like a dream. I am proud of my friends and grateful that I can be there with them. Thanks isn’t enough, guys, but it’s a good placeholder until I figure out what works.”
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