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Ryan Rodney Reynolds (born October 23, 1976) is a Canadian and American actor, entrepreneur and film producer. Known for starring in comedicand superhero films, he was the world's second-highest-paid actor in 2020 and 2024. Reynolds has received numerous accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards, as well as nominations for two Grammy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. His films as a leading actor have grossed $6.6 billion worldwide. Born and raised in Vancouver, Canada, Reynolds began acting at the age of thirteen, taking on small roles in various television series. He had his first lead role in the teen soap opera Hillside (1991–1993), then played the lead role in the sitcom Two Guys and a Girl (1998–2001). Reynolds later starred in a range of films, including the commercially successful romantic comedies National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002), Waiting... (2005), and The Proposal (2009), the critically unsuccessful superhero films Blade: Trinity (2004), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), and Green Lantern (2011), and the biographical drama Woman in Gold (2015). Reynolds achieved his greatest commercial success as the titular character in the Deadpool franchise, starring in Deadpool (2016), Deadpool 2 (2018), and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). His performance in the first received a Golden Globe nomination, while the latter emerged as his highest-grossing release. He has since appeared in the sci-fi horror Life (2017), and action films like 6 Underground (2019), Free Guy (2021), and The Adam Project (2022). Reynolds has also lent his voice to animated films, including The Croods franchise (2013–2020), Turbo (2013), and the animated character Pikachu in Detective Pikachu (2019). In 2017, Time included Reynolds in its list of the 100 most influential people in the world. He was named People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2010 and was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2017. A businessman, he holds an ownership stake in Mint Mobile and is a co-owner of Welsh soccer club Wrexham; the latter is documented in the Emmy Award-winning television series Welcome to Wrexham (2022–present). Divorced from actress Scarlett Johansson, Reynolds has been married to Blake Lively since 2012; he has four children with the latter. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ryan Reynolds, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The story is loosely inspired by the comic book. Story it is based primarily on contemporary developments in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Following the defeat of Thanos and the death of Tony Stark, the US government is working at all costs to detect and suppress all threats to humanity. He considers mutants to be one of the biggest threats here on earth. The task is assigned to Colonel William Stryker. He doesn't hesitate, and because of his resistance to mutants, he literally unleashes terror. His heartless approach, however, provokes resistance in the ranks of mutants. Professor Charles Xavier is desperate to prevent an inevitable conflict. However, a large part of the X-Men is gradually being added to Erik Lehnsherr alias Magneto. He doesn't hesitate and decides to go on the counterattack. At the same time, the repressed power of Phoenix begins to awaken in the young girl Jean Grey, thanks to the pervasive suffering of mutants. The Avengers are trying to stop the violent actions of Magneto and other mutants. But soon they are confronted with the violence perpetrated by the troops led by William Stryker. The time has come when individual members of the Avengers will have to make up their minds which side they will join.
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