Ryan Reynolds Gets Interviewed

Ryan Reynolds Gets Interviewed

Check out what Ryan Reynolds has to say about his involvement in Wolverine, the stand alone Deadpool film, and also his thoughts of being typecast.

By jman1977 - Aug 20, 2009 02:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Deadpool
Source: iesb.net

This from iesb.net

"Q: You had a pretty big summer movie come out in Wolverine. Did you go after that part or did they come after you?

RR: That character is something that I've been sort of mentioned about for a long, long time and the character in the comic book, Deadpool, even mentioned me {laughs} playing him. So I think it was in some weird way a little bit destined. But I love that character. I love that franchise. I love that whole vibe. So I was happy to jump in there and do it.

Q: Were you forced to read comic books?

RR: No, I've read them before. I read the Deadpool series way back in the '90s. But I'm not like a huge comic book reader per se. I mean, you know, I'll check out Archie when I'm in the grocery line, but that's about it!

Q: How were the fight scenes with Hugh Jackman?

RR: They were intense. I mean, on movies are like this you have a lot of big personalities in one room, and you think that's going to be combustible. But it was just the opposite. I look at it like an ensemble really. I mean there was a whole track of people in there with heavy, heavy storylines that they're trying to pack into this one movie. But it was a shockingly chummy set. Everybody was really into what they were doing and because of that, it's like this bonding experience, I think, to a certain degree. But their action sequences are amazing. I'd never done anything on that scope before. I've done a couple of action movies, but not like this. It was pretty wild.

Q. Were there any that you found especially difficult?

I have a sword sequence in the movie that is probably less than a minute long in the film, but that takes months and months and months to prepare for. When you think about it like that, it's vaguely depressing. But when you actually do it, it's worth it, when you see on the screen that that's me and it's not a stunt person, and I'm doing the whole thing. But that does take a long time - we had action sequences that took weeks to shoot.


Q: There has been some talk about taking Deadpool off into his own series. Is there any new information on that?

RR: No, I mean these things work pretty slowly as they go. I've had a couple of people approach me about meetings from a Deadpool movie, but I just think it's absurd to even think that way until this movie comes out. I don't even look at it like I play Deadpool; I really think I'm more or less playing Wade Wilson obviously, and then I'm playing the creature that will eventually become Deadpool. But in this movie, it's sort of his newly formed version, so to speak.

Q: How did it feel to be replaced as People magazine's Sexiest Man of the Year by Hugh? Did that in any way add tension on the set?

RR: {laughs} Yes, it was brought up often. {laughs} I think Hugh much like every other one of these sexiest people of the year, which just seems like the most absurd crown on earth, he just takes it with a grain of salt. It's pretty silly stuff come to think of it. But yes, he made my life absolutely miserable. Hugh has always been the sexiest man alive. {laughs} Let's be honest.

Q: You have another summer movie with The Proposal. This is turning into a big year for you?

RR: Yeah, it is. It's definitely a big year for me - Wolverine and then this movie, The Proposal. That's a movie I loved. I got to work with Sandra Bullock, who has been a friend of mine for almost a decade, and that was kind of interesting to spend that time with her. But I have no control over release dates. I've been shooting for 15 months straight, and maybe I should have known they'd all be stacked up like this, but it's a pretty interesting position to be in. I mean if you have three comedies that are being released in the three months - first off, the studios would be insane to do that, but they've done it before with other actors. And secondly, people burn out on that kind of brand. So I'm lucky, I have three completely different movies coming out. Each one is an entirely different genre unto itself. I get a little cooked doing the same thing over and over. I feel really fortunate that I'm able to go from genre to genre.

Q: So you don't make your choices based on wanting to avoid being be typecast?

RR: Not usually, no. I've never had a movie that I was the star of that made a billion dollars at the box office. Maybe things change for people when that happens. Maybe suddenly you're sort of pushed in that direction a lot more, but in a way, I've been lucky because of that. I can do a bunch of different stuff."

I cant wait for some more developing news regarding Green Lantern and Deadpool. I can only hope that most of the Deadpool movie will have Reynolds in full Deadpool gear, meaning: Put The Mask On Already Fox!

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LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/20/2009, 2:54 PM
RYAN REYNOLDS!

Ya gotta luv him!!! ; D
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/20/2009, 2:56 PM
FOX @ Better be using the MASK! Hell he friggin' better have a GL MASK in GREEN LANTERN too!
Bijous
Bijous - 8/20/2009, 2:59 PM
Funny title! Simple and to the point.
cbsmitty2
cbsmitty2 - 8/20/2009, 3:00 PM
yeah i guess he'd be good as GL but ive always thought of him being the flash. In my opinion he would be just as good as being the flash as RDJ is at being Ironman.
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 8/20/2009, 3:04 PM
Oh no. A flood of Reynolds jokes are imminent...

And this is a pretty old interview.
jallanr
jallanr - 8/20/2009, 3:07 PM
woot go reynolds, big fan of him, and a ginormous fan of deadpool. Been hard at work recently collectin all his comic book appearances.

woo hoo!
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 8/20/2009, 3:08 PM
DOING WELL IN THE MOVIES, HAS SCARLETT JOHANSEN, HAS MOVIES LINED UP AND WILL PLAY GREEN LANTERN IN A SURE TO BE EPIC GALACTIC CGI FEST OF ALIENS AND SPFX..YOU KNOW WHAT ROLE HE'S PLAYING EVERYDAY? HERES THE NAME....LUCKY.....LUCKY BASTARD,,
flames809
flames809 - 8/20/2009, 3:09 PM
kool they better make this movie deadpool is my favorite marvel character
Wadey09
Wadey09 - 8/20/2009, 3:10 PM
this interview i think is a little old. reynolds is talking about when wolverine comes out.
is that to "come out" in theatres?
because wolverine had only been out maybe a week and a half when fox slated a deapool movie.
Xandera
Xandera - 8/20/2009, 3:13 PM
Is there any news here? I don't think so. Gotta be an old interview.
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 8/20/2009, 3:13 PM
This interview is a few months old. Back in May or June.
jallanr
jallanr - 8/20/2009, 3:14 PM
I noticed that too

woo hoo!
benshogi3
benshogi3 - 8/20/2009, 3:16 PM
This actually sounds pretty good. I remember a lot of angst over what Wolverine did with Wade Wilson, but it seems that RR is well aware that it wasnt really Deadpool. Which means we might get to see ligit Deadpool in the future. I m just glad he knows the character.
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 8/20/2009, 3:16 PM
SLOW NEWS DAY,WHEN YOU CANT FIND, RECYCLE
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 8/20/2009, 3:18 PM
"But in this movie, it's sort of his newly formed version, so to speak."

OH GOD - I can see this being a bigger disaster than how the character was portrayed in Origins!!! :(
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/20/2009, 3:33 PM
cbs @ Me too, WALLY WEST though, not BARRY!
AvengingAngel1022
AvengingAngel1022 - 8/20/2009, 3:46 PM
cool
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 8/20/2009, 3:51 PM
I'm surprised at the lack of Reynolds jokes, usually there would have been at least 5 by now.
DDD
DDD - 8/20/2009, 4:59 PM
Hopefully...(oh, please, please, please) the jokes are OVER!
NJdevil12
NJdevil12 - 8/20/2009, 5:15 PM
hey what was the third movie they were talking about him being in over the summer?
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 8/20/2009, 5:15 PM
They'll be over with soon, but when we get close to GL's release date or the first few trailers come, then they'll start back up again.
Drew718
Drew718 - 8/20/2009, 5:34 PM
he sed the DP movie is gona be a "newly formed version". i dont like the sound of that...unless im just misunderstanding wat hes saying
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 8/20/2009, 5:43 PM
He's saying that about Deadpool in the Wolverine movie, not about a spin off.
TheGambitFreak
TheGambitFreak - 8/20/2009, 5:56 PM
ryan reynolds for cap! lol
MovieMisfit
MovieMisfit - 8/20/2009, 6:24 PM
This interview is from before Wolverine came out, this should not be one of the top stories.

About Reynolds...I'm one of the few people on this site who thinks he'll make a good Green Lantern. He's a good actor, he doesn't have to play the same type of role in every movie. Just because he's most known as a comedic actor doesn't mean he doesn't have the chops for a serious role [anyone who has seen most of Reynolds movies should know that he is a versatile actor who excells in comedy and drama]. He would have been great as The Flash but at the same time it would have been too easy since the personality of Wally West is pretty damn close to that of most of the characters Reynolds has played.

I don't know much about Deadpool except what I've read on the net but at the same time I know that FOX doesn't give a damn about doing the character justice. I hope Marvel gets the rights back before they get a chance to put a Deadpool movie into production.
jman1977
jman1977 - 8/20/2009, 6:48 PM
First question
You had a pretty big summer movie come out in Wolverine. Did you go after that part or did they come after you?

Thats past tense guys. This is a new interview.
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 8/20/2009, 6:50 PM
Then he said you HAVE another summer movie with the Proposal. That's either future or present tense.
DDD
DDD - 8/20/2009, 7:21 PM
Another Reynolds joke! Damm, I was wrong...the lame jokes go on....somebody just shoot me now!

By the way, Tyler I'm doing a parody drawing of Sam (Un)worthington as Captain Auzzie...I'm inking the pic now...will put it on Fanfic soon...I want feed back on how to design him and write him but I've got my own concept for now...thought it would be cool if everybody who doesn't want "Sam I Am" as Cap America would contribute to his story and ultimate design. :)
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 8/20/2009, 7:26 PM
Looking forward to it DDD
LexLuthor
LexLuthor - 8/20/2009, 7:56 PM
@jman I read this exact same interview months ago. Don't know if it was here or not, doubt it. It took place while Ryan was promoting Wolvie Origins. The have/had thing must have been a typo or something.
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 8/20/2009, 7:59 PM
This took place after Wolverine came out, but before Proposal came out.
LexLuthor
LexLuthor - 8/20/2009, 8:01 PM
what he said ^^

Wasn't jman's fault though. He's awesome. It was iesb.net or reynold's publicist that did it. They somehow recycled the old interview to promote the dvd release for Adventureland. Or at least that's how I see it from reading the full article at said site.

Nuff said. Let's just hope he does Hal Jordan justice. Im a huge Green Lantern fan and I just can't handle a crappy GL movie.
DrDon
DrDon - 8/20/2009, 11:45 PM
Nice cut and paste (dripping sarcasm).
MIDAS
MIDAS - 8/21/2009, 7:20 AM
This is an old interview, from before Wolverine came out. Why is it being posted now?
spidermandk77
spidermandk77 - 8/21/2009, 10:01 AM
Gerard Butler for Cable!!!!
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 8/21/2009, 11:25 AM
Gerard Butler = Kraven

Kurt Russel = Cable
undeadpool
undeadpool - 8/21/2009, 4:29 PM
good casting tyler
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