Have you ever wanted to go back in time for a renovation?
In the new Netflix movie “The Adam Project,” Ryan Reynolds plays Adam Reed, a long-term time-traveling fighter pilot who crashes on Earth in 2022 and meets the user he’s been trying to overcome for years: his one-year-old pilot. old 12-me.
Reynolds, 45, also produced the film, along with director Shawn Levy. For both of them, the story is irresistible.
“This idea, if you can go back and meet your inner child, know the self that you are, what would it look like?” said Levy. “What would that be like for you?”
In the film, either version of Adam has to make peace with his long-lost father, played by Mark Ruffalo. For Reynolds in real life, the concept of sorting emotional baggage with one’s father is very close to home.
Reynolds is the youngest of 4 children from Vancouver, Canada. His father, a former policeman who ran a very strict boat. “I don’t need to paint this picture that it’s a terrible position to grow. But it’s very tense,” he said.
Correspondent Tracy Smith asked, “For your father?”
“yes, my father was a very tense guy. And, you know, I was describing it as a landmine covered in skin. It is a characteristic component of the explanation of why I am intelligent in my work. I’m insightful. I’m watching danger carefully and, you know, as an adult, it can be helpful.
Reynolds has starred in more than 3 dozen films, and being a fussy guy has made him the basis for playing the fussy guy, as in 2009’s “The Proposal,” unlike Sandra Bullock. But if romantic comedies put Reynolds on the Hollywood map, “Deadpool is what made him a global superstar. The 2016 film, starring Reynolds as a disfigured superhero wearing a mask, was a monstrous success, but only after remaining in limbo for years.
Smith asked, “You fought for more than a decade to make this movie. What did you say to yourself those years?”
“You know, it’s not like I pull out a broad sword and go up the hill to make my way through the squares again,” he said. “
“But wasn’t there a moment where you thought, ‘Okay, I’m going to avoid doing a song and dancing, like it just wouldn’t happen to me?’
“Ouais. Je I believe it about a year and a half before we got the green light for the film. “
But before he gave up completely, this check of the movie leaked on the Internet:
Fans went crazy and he helped convince movie bosses to give Reynolds the green light to make the film genuine. “Deadpool” I and II grossed more than $1. 5 billion at the box office. your self-confidence is an act.
Smith asked, “So, you talked about anxiety. “
Yes, I’ve had anxiety all my life. And you know, I feel like I have two parts of my personality, that one takes over when that happens.
“When I came out, like, ‘Letterman,’ at the time, I was nervous. But I don’t forget the state behind the scenes before the curtain opened, and I was like, ‘I’m dying. The curtain is coming to open and I’m just becoming, I’m just becoming a symphony of vomiting, “just, anything terrible is happening!But as soon as that curtain opens, and this also happens in my paintings, it’s as if this little guy takes the lead. And he says, ‘I get it. You’re great. ‘ I feel like my central frequency drops and my breathing calms down, and I just faint and I’m that other person. And I leave this interview saying, “Oh my God, I’d like to be that guy!”
“Wow. Would I love to be that Ryan Reynolds Array?”
“Of course. Yes. Maybe no one else would!”
In addition to his thriving career on the move, Reynolds also has stakes in corporations such as a cell phone company, a gin manufacturer and a Welsh football team. And his recent film “Free Guy” was a huge success.
It was the first time he had worked with director Shawn Levy, after a well-known boyfriend insisted they meet.
Smith asked, “Your matchmaker, Hugh Jackman?”
“We met on hugh. com,” Reynolds said.
Levy said, “He told me, if I ever meet Ryan and ever paint with Ryan, we will never stop. And then from the moment we met on ‘Free Guy,’ it’s a success. “
They are neighbors in New York and have a few other things in common. Reynolds, with his wife, actress Blake Lively, has 3 daughters; Levy and his wife, Serena, have four.
Smith asked Levy, “You said they were neighbors by coincidence. You moved all over the country, didn’t you?”
“He’s here, yes,” Reynolds said.
“Well, I’ll never admit that I moved all over the country to get to it,” Levy said.
“My rearview mirror shows Shawn Levy!”
“But if I make some smart videos with it, it’s worth it!”
Reynolds said, “Who travels east too? Like, you guys are like the opposite of the Donner Party, guys, you’ve all succeeded. “
“Give us time,” Levy said.
And while he may not be able to go back in time, Reynolds has also come a long way.
Smith asked, “You argued that if your 12-year-old self could see you now, what would I think?Do you take a moment to take a step back and look at where you are?And if so, what do you think?”
“Yes, I think my 12-year-old self would be proud of me,” Reynolds replied, “because I’m doing this in a way that has some integrity. I like to think this 12-year-old would look where I am here and say, ‘We’re fine,’ I think. “
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Story produced through John D’Amelio. Editor: Lauren Barnello.