Free Guy, which opened in theaters on August 13, stars Ryan Reynolds as a background character in a video game who has been given a chance to become the hero. The success seen in its opening weekend was enough to convince Disney to order more, as Reynolds posted on Twitter that there is now an official demand from the studio for a sequel.
Aaaannnnd after 3 years of posts as an original IP movie, Disney confirmed today that they officially want a sequel. Woo hoo! #Irony, ”Reynolds tweeted. 20th Century Studios retweeted the post and director Shawn Levy also shared it along with the message “Yuuuuuuuup.”
Free Guy , one of many movie premieres that will suffer multiple delays due to the pandemic, finally opened on August 13. It is reportedly headed for a $ 26 million opening at the box office, beating initial estimates of around $ 15 million. The reviews have also been mostly positive, another aspect of the free guy launch which seemed to have pleased Disney. While it doesn’t look like Ryan Reynolds has signed on to make Free Guy 2 yet, it seems highly likely that he will, given how excited he is that Disney is asking for more.
Shawn Levy is directing Free Guy from a script by Matt Lieberman and Zak Penn.
Reynolds and Levy produced with Sarah Schechter, Greg Berlanti and Adam Kolbrenner. Along with Reynolds in the title role, the film also stars Jodie Comer, Lil Rel Howery, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Joe Keery, and Taika Waititi.
The film’s synopsis reads: “When a bank teller discovers that he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, he decides to become the hero of his own story, one that he can rewrite himself. In a world where there are no limits, he’s determined to save the day before it’s too late, and maybe find a little romance with the programmer who conceived him. “
“It was made in the spirit of hope and just the desire to bring the fun back into the movie experience,” Reynolds recently said of Free Guy , through ABC7. “And it seems that, maybe even more than when we made the movie, that sense of fun, escape, warmth and laughter has real value and is what we need.”
He added: “We didn’t know much about video games, but I didn’t feel like we had to. A love story, a story about fighting, coming out of the shadows and entering your own life and existence. We had to work really hard to make sure that the game experience in the movie feels authentic to the players. But what we were most concerned about was telling an incredible story that had action, heart, and humor. “
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Free Guy it is now being shown in theaters. At this time it is not known when it will be released Free Guy 2. The actor is currently working on the upcoming Christmas musical Spirited alongside Will Ferrell and Octavia Spencer for the Disney + streaming service. We also know that Deadpool 3 It will come at some point, even if it is not in the near future.
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