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Ryan Reynolds and director Sawn Levy created an iconic film in 2021 titledFree Guy.With the genre of the movie being action/adventure,Free Guyfollows the story of a guy who becomes…free. Realizing that he is a non-playable character in a massive online video game, chaos ensues as he tries to free himself.
In the movie, Chris Evans was gracious enough to give a cameo when Reynolds’ on-screen character picks up Captain America’s shield. Well, Ryan Reynolds personally oversaw the cameo of Evans and even fulfilled his condition of a severe time constraint.
Ryan Reynolds Really Wanted Chris Evans’ Cameo inFree Guy
Fighting against Dude in the 2021 movie, Ryan Reynold’s Guy gets the powers of various characters from the MCU. With his right hand becoming Hulk’s right hand, Dude tries to punch him when Reynolds blocks the punch with the shield of Captain America.
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The scene then cuts to Chris Evans playing the game on his mobile phone and he incredulously asks“What the sh*t!”.Reynolds had quite a tough time making this cameo happen. Realizing that Evans was in Boston filmingDefending Jacob,theDeadpoolactor texted him to ask whether a cameo would be possible or not.
With a busy schedule, Evans said yes but only if he could“be in and out in ten minutes”.Ryan Reynoldsagreed to the condition and as per the trivia onIMDB, Reynolds stated that the scene was over in seven minutes!
“He was incredibly kind and gracious. I told him exactly what was happening and we were 100% ready for him before he ever even got close to set. He was in and out in about seven minutes.”
Fans loved the cameo of Captain America himself in the 2021 movie as this was something completely unexpected and so was the movie.
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Ryan Reynolds Doesn’t Want A Sequel ToFree Guy
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With the first film earning millions at the global box office, an idea for a sequel was naturally made and it was indeed good. Although Reynolds stated that he would love a sequel to the 2021 film, he said that there doesn’t have to be a sequel for everything (viaVariety).
“There is the potential to do a sequel to ‘Free Guy,’ which would be fun. I would love it. But also like, does everything fu*king have to be a sequel? I don’t know. Sometimes it’s OK to just do a movie and have it kick ass and then everyone go home.”
Free Guyreceived a rating of 7.1/10 on IMDB and a whopping 80% on Rotten Tomatoes while earning $331.5 million worldwide. The 2021 film is available to stream on Disney+ in the U.S.
Visarg Acharya
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
