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Ryan Reynolds credits wife Blake Lively as ‘essential in every part of the making of’ his new film Free Guy
- WARNING: Spoilers of the film ahead
- The motion picture took in $28.4 million in its opening weekend
- The A-list actor, 44, took to Instagram Stories to laud his spouse
Ryan Reynolds lauded his wife Blake Lively in the wake of a strong opening for his latest movie, the action comedy Free Guy.
‘Free Guy wouldn’t be the movie it is without @blakelively,’ he said on Instagram Stories, accompanied by a shot of the couple embracing.
The A-list actor, 44, said Lively, 33, ‘was essential in every part of the making of this film, creatively and emotionally, and the cameo everyone is talking about was entirely her idea,’ adding the hashtag, #WorkWife.
The latest: Ryan Reynolds, 44, lauded his wife Blake Lively, 33, in the wake of a strong opening for his latest movie, the action comedy film Free Guy
The Deadpool star took to social media after his new motion picture took in $28.4 million in its opening weekend, according to the AP.
The leading man, who plays a video game character in the film, said Lively was instrumental in the cameo from Chris Evans in a sequence in which Reynolds’ character used a Captain America shield.
Reynolds, who shares three daughters with wife Lively – James, six, Inez, four, and daughter Betty, one – spoke with Entertainment Tonight at the film’s August 3 debut in New York City.
Asked about the 10th anniversary of his first date with Lively, Reynolds said, ‘That’s amazing … in Hollywood years, that’s like 145 years or so!’
Good spirts: Reynolds was seen greeting fans at the film’s premiere earlier this month
The actor and his spouse embraced at the opening of the film in the Big Apple
The pair commemorated the anniversary with a trip back to the Boston sushi eatery where they took their first date, O Ya.
Reynolds, who is set to celebrate his ninth anniversary with Lively next month, told the outlet of his relationship with his spouse, ‘Well, we like each other, which is a good foundation of any relationship.’
The 20th Century Fox film, which is directed by Shawn Levy, opened across 4,165 theaters in North America, but not on any streaming platforms to date. It surpassed financial expectations amid a time of tempered box office crowds with the delta variant of COVID-19 causing infection rates to spike.
Details: Lively is set to celebrate her ninth anniversary with Reynolds next month
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