Ryan Reynolds generous act of donating his Deadpool salary to colleagues on set
Ryan Reynolds was willing to self-fund this passion project.
Indeed, the Deadpool actor recently revealed how he was able to bring the movie to life before its original release in 2016, sharing that it had been in the works for a decade.
“No part of me thought that this would be a hit when Deadpool was finally approved,” Ryan told the New York Times in a July 15 interview. “I even gave up my salary to ensure the movie got made. Since my co-writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick weren’t allowed on set, I used the little money I had left to have them join me so we could continue working on the script.”
Despite facing challenges and having to make sacrifices, the 47-year-old actor, who has children James, 9, Inez, 7, Betty, 4, and a fourth child born in February 2023 with Blake Lively, was able to gain valuable lessons from the experience.