Ryan Reynolds is known for his humor and sarcasm, especially on social media. This time though, he’s using his snark to confirm the news of a Free Guy sequel.
The actor took to Twitter over the weekend to announce that Disney has confirmed the development of Free Guy 2. This news comes with a bit of irony for Reynolds as he notes in the tweet that this film was initially pitched as an original piece and not based on a pre-existing media property. It looks like it won’t stay that way, and now Free Guy is the exact franchise Disney mocked in their marketing.
The news of a sequel comes as no surprise as the film dominated its first weekend at the box office, bringing in over $25 million domestically. It was also met with praise by critics and received an A rating on CinemaScore.
SEE ALSO: Read our Free Guy review here
Aaaannnnd after 3 years messaging #FreeGuy as an original IP movie, Disney confirmed today they officially want a sequel. Woo hoo!! #irony pic.twitter.com/85mMxW4owx
— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) August 14, 2021
In Twentieth-Century Studios’ epic adventure-comedy Free Guy, a bank teller who discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game decides to become the hero of his own story…one he rewrites himself. Now in a world where there are no limits, he is determined to be the guy who saves his world his way…before it is too late.
Free Guy stars Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Joe Keery, Lil Rel Howery, Utkarsh Ambudkar, and Taika Waititi.