Ryan Reynolds reveals he accidentally hit Denzel Washington twice while filming an action sequence for the 2012 thriller Safe house. Written by Designated survivorDavid Guggenheim and directed by MorbiusDaniel Espinosa, the film revolves around low-level CIA officer Matt Weston in charge of an agency safe house in Cape Town, whose life is turned upside down when rogue agent Tobin Frost is captured and brought in for questioning. The safe house is subsequently attacked and Weston flees with Frost in charge, prompting the two to flee from the assassin squad after the seasoned operation and challenges Weston to find out who he can truly trust.
Along with Reynolds and Washington, the cast of Safe house included Vera Farmiga, Brendan Gleeson, Sam Shepard, Rubén Blades, Nora Arnezeder, Robert Patrick, Liam Cunningham, and Joel Kinnaman. Hitting theaters in February 2012, the film was a modest success for Universal Pictures, grossing more than $ 208 million versus its $ 85 million and garnering mixed reviews from critics who praised the performances of Washington and Reynolds as they criticized the script and choppy editing of action sequences. The box office success sparked Universal’s interest in developing a Safe house 2 with Guggenheim going back to the script, although the project has apparently died in development hell.
To celebrate the movie trend on Netflix shortly after its debut, Reynolds has taken to Instagram to share a story of the production of Safe house. The star reveals early in the production that he and Washington were filming a fight scene in a chaotic setting that resulted in Reynolds hitting Washington for real in two separate takes and jokingly that he has yet to recover from hitting the Oscar winner. . Check out Reynolds’ funny and heartwarming post below:
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Whether an actor wants to get in on the action himself or leave the fight to his stuntmen, the chance to land at least one real blow on a fake opponent is certainly always there, be it a lower-budget project or something. so big. as Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the legend of the ten rings. Reynolds and Washington have been known to perform several of their own stunts in other films, namely the dead Pool series and UnstoppableBut given the erratic nature and tight space of a high-speed vehicle, it’s certainly understandable that one of the two potentially collided with each other while filming the fight scene. Reynolds’ confirmation that his co-star is fine and forgiving him for the incident is equally understandable when an accident occurs, though his joke of never recovering from hitting Washington is certainly a sentiment anyone can relate to.
Although critical response to the film has been generally mixed over the years, Safe house has been considered by most fans as one of the best entries in Ryan Reynolds’ filmography. It also came at an interesting time for the star, in which he certainly caused a sensation in Hollywood and landed many big-name projects, although he struggled to find something that really suited him until he finally got a second chance. dead Pool A few years later. For those who have not seen it yet or now want to visit it again to try and catch the accidental headbutts, Safe house now airing on Netflix.
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