Ryan Reynolds has harnessed the power of social media from Gerard Butler’s negative Free boy comments for good on a recent Instagram post. Reynolds, who also stars in the Deadpool franchise, has long been a master social media craftsman. The star has incited many viral moments to promote his movies, including a Betty White review giving Deadpool “four golden girls,” a parody of Peloton’s viral commercial promoting his vodka brand, and a recent video featuring Will Ferrell. taking the viral “Grace Kelly” trend and adding a bit of comic mayhem.
Ryan Reynolds now has a new viral moment to turn his gaze to. In a recent interview, Gerard Butler was asked about Free Guy compared to Butler’s own Gamer movie, which came out in 2009 and has a similar premise. Butler said he didn’t even know what Free Guy was, and when he found out he said, “I don’t watch Ryan Reynolds movies.” Understandably, these comments garnered quite a bit of social media attention.
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