According to a recent report by The Hollywood Reporter, Ryan Reynolds has launched a self-financed diversity and inclusion program called The Group Effort Initiative.
As part of the program, Reynolds will use his own salary to pay and house about 10 to 20 trainees on his upcoming project. The recruits will be “black, indigenous, other people of colour or who are from marginalized communities across the age spectrum, giving them real-life film experience.” The trainees will reportedly spend their days on set and learn from the best in an effort to lead them to a career in the film industry. “I’ve had a front-row seat to the immense talent of so many artisans, storytellers and experts,” Ryan said in a statement.
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