Despite the ongoing pandemic, Ryan Reynolds has had a whirlwind year. The Canadian actor has worked on three separate projects over the past couple of months, and it looks like he’s finally starting to feel the fatigue. He is looking forward to taking some time off from movie-making, but fans may not have to wait too long before they see him back on the big screen inDeadpool 3.
In a recent Instagram post, theDeadpoolactor shared a photo of him andWill Ferrell in actionin their upcoming Apple TV Plus Christmas movieSpirited. After mentioning that the film was one of the most challenging projects he’s said yes to (since his role required a great deal of singing, dancing, and playing in the sandbox with Ferrell), Reynolds announced that he is finally ready for a little ‘sabbatical’ from movie-making.
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In addition to his post, in which he also gave a warm shoutout to Octavia Spencer, he added in his Instagram story that he will be using most of his time off in order to focus on parenting and his family. According to US Weekly, the break will largely benefit his three daughters with Blake Lively, all of whom are still young: James, 6, Inez, 5, and Betty, 2. However, Reynolds’role inDeadpool 3is not limited to his acting, as he is also on the creative team with writers/sisters Lizzie Molyneux-Loeglin and Wendy Molyneux, the masterminds behind the hit showBob’s Burgers. Reynolds will oversee their script and hopefully, there will be no delays by the time his team starts filming.
On top ofSpirited,Reynolds has also been busy promotingFree Guy,Netflix’sRed Notice, andThe Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard.While those titles have garnered a lot of interest, fans are, of course, most curious aboutDeadpool 3, especially since the film would showcase Reynolds' iconic character, Wade Wilson, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the first time ever. There are some concerns that Reynolds' ‘sabbatical’ will affectDeadpool 3’s release date, but it seems unlikely that he would get in the way of Marvel Studios' strict schedule.
According to Kevin Feige, the president of Marvel Studios, filming forDeadpool 3will commence sometime in 2022, so Reynolds won’t be disappearing for too long. But he sure will need the rest given thatDeadpool 3will keep its R-rating, so fans can expect to see a whole lot of raunchy action from Reynolds in the upcoming threequel, and he’s going to need all the energy he can get.
