Ryan Reynolds Defends Comedy Acting After He’s Mocked for Doing Variety’s ‘Actors on Actors’ for Playing Deadpool: ‘It’s Meant to Look Effortless’

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Zack Sharf Digital News Director Ryan Reynolds recently took to X to respond to a user who mocked his inclusion in Variety’s upcoming “Actors on Actors” series.

Reynolds reprised his role of Deadpool/Wade Wilson this year in Marvel’s record-breaking blockbuster “Deadpool and Wolverine.” He’s paired for “Actors on Actors” with Andrew Garfield, who earned strong reviews for his performance in the A24 marriage drama “We Live in Time.” “Andrew Garfield talking about playing a husband and father who’s wife decides to forgo cancer treatment and Ryan Reynolds talking about playing Deadpool,” an X user wrote in a now-deleted comment while sharing the full list of pairings for this month’s “Actors on Actors” series. “Correct.

Andrew’s a genius,” Reynolds replied. “He and Florence are magic together in ‘We Live in Time.’ They’re heartbreaking and charming and spend the entire film in a high-wire act of humanity and constraint.

And yes I am Deadpool, but I will take a second and speak up in defense of comedy.” “Dramatic work is difficult. And we’re also meant to see it’s difficult, which is one of the reasons it feels visceral and effective.