The film marked one of her first attempts to break away from herGossip Girlimage with a more dramatic role.
The movies success gave his career a much-needed boost after several flops.
Reynolds visited between filmingDeadpool 2, generating the usual paparazzi attention.

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Reynolds played Guy, a video game NPC who becomes self-aware.
While Lively wasnt in the film, she reportedly contributed story ideas and script notes.
Whether that made the movie better or worse is up for debate.

Reynolds handled kid duty during filming, according to their many social media posts about it.
It was a safe career choice as both stars started focusing more on balancing work with their growing family.
Livelys pregnancy reveal at the premiere got more press than the movie itself.

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Set visits from Reynolds kept the paparazzi busy.
Production had to pause for six months after she injured her hand during filming.
Reynolds praised her commitment on social media, as usual.

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