Hugh Jackman Congratulates Ryan Reynolds On Free Guy’s Successful Debut

If the film enterprise has taught Hollywood moguls something, it’s that the debuts of movies like Free Guy are hit-and-miss, which makes Ryan Reynolds’ new pic a welcome exception amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and one of many trade’s darker hours.

And when there’s discuss of the Deadpool star, his BFF Hugh Jackman is sure to come back up in the end. The 2 have been indulging in a faux “frenemy” feud for the reason that days of filming 2009’s X-Males Origins: Wolverine, by no means passing up on a possibility to make enjoyable of each other, generally even profiting from the general public consideration to advertise their initiatives or respective companies.

It shouldn’t come off as a lot of a shock, then, that the Logan actor additionally had a cameo function in Free Man, showing as a masked avatar in an alley to talk to Jodie Comer’s character early on within the movie. Regardless of his small function, Jackman has taken the time to congratulate his buddy Reynolds on the movie’s success, writing in an Instagram story reel, “Thanks to all of the artists and audiences who got here collectively to make Free Man such a shock hit.”

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Reynolds’ new flick not solely managed to garner optimistic reviews from critics, a rarity in and of itself for a popcorn film, it also went on to gross $28 million in its opening weekend, when in truth many specialists had put the estimate someplace between $15 to $17 million. The lead himself additionally confirmed that Sony is interested in developing a sequel, one other indicator that the movie has accomplished properly past expectations.

Have you ever had the prospect to observe Free Man, although? And in that case, what had been your ideas? Pontificate beneath.