Bloopers That Make Us Love Ryan Reynolds Even More

With "Deadpool," Hollywood finally figured out what to do with Ryan Reynolds, and that's simply let him be himself. Released in 2016, the first film about the famous Merc with a Mouth was the perfect match for Reynolds, allowing him to play a character that is similarly as sarcastic, self-deprecating, and self-aware as he is. Much of the film follows Wade Wilson as he hunts down Francis Freeman (Ed Skrein), the man ultimately responsible for giving him his mutant powers but also for brutally scarring his entire body. The film was a huge success and proved there was a lot of appetite for R-rated superhero movies that contain graphic violence, raunchy scenes, and excessive cursing.

A big part of the movie's appeal is that the fictional character of Wade Wilson blends seamlessly with Reynolds' real-life snarkiness. "Deadpool" relies heavily on Reynolds' funny improvisations and comedic riffing, so the blooper reel for the film contains several alternate takes for scenes. However, only one take can make the final cut, meaning there's lots of outtake footage left out, like this scene where Reynolds tries out a bunch of ideas when he shows up at the mansion of the X-Men to the amusement of everyone on set.

Continuing his run of appearances in romantic comedies, Ryan Reynolds starred in the 2009 film "The Proposal" opposite Sandra Bullock. In the movie, he plays Andrew Paxton, the assistant to Bullock's character Margaret. When her visa application is denied and she faces deportation back to Canada, Margaret forces Andrew to propose to her and pretend as if they are planning on getting married so she can remain in the country. This inevitably leads to tricky and funny situations as they navigate their new lives together. 

Veteran actor Betty White also appears as Andrew's protective grandmother. She and Reynolds are similar in that both can get a little dark or dirty while remaining charming enough for the audience to still eat it up. In this blooper, White pretends to bite off a sensitive part of Reynolds' anatomy to the shock of everyone around. Of course, just maybe, it's Reynolds who pulls the fast one here by trying to convince the cast and crew that Betty White bit his nipple out of the blue and without warning.

"The Change-Up" is a 2011 rom-com that features two friends who have slowly drifted apart as they grew up. Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds portray the once inseparable pair who now live very different lives. Dave (Bateman) is a husband and family man with three kids, while Mitch (Reynolds) is a womanizing bachelor. After both express a wish to live the other's life after a drunken night, they awaken in the morning to find they have switched bodies. Unfortunately, they soon find out that they may have been envious of something they don't actually want. 

This sounds like something a pretentious acting teacher — or a deadpan Reynolds directly to the camera — might say about the "process," but acting is really reacting to other actors and situations. In this blooper from the body switch movie, Reynolds reacts quickly when he can't remember his lines. He stays in character as long as he can before admitting to co-star Bateman that he has no idea what he's supposed to be doing.

Reynolds' first big leading role came in 2002's "National Lampoon's Van Wilder," a lewd and crude college comedy in the tradition of "Animal House" and "Revenge of the Nerds." Reynolds played the titular smarmy-but-charming dude-bro Vance "Van" Wilder, Jr., while Tara Reid, Kal Penn, and Tim Matheson had supporting roles. Having spent seven years in college, Van Wilder is cut off by his father and has to suddenly work on his own to get enough money to pay his tuition so he can finally graduate. 

Part of the lovable energy of Reynolds' character was that he brought his bulldog (part pet, part mascot) almost everywhere he went. Animals, however, make for difficult co-stars because they don't follow the social graces that keep human interactions civil. For example, if they have to fart, they'll fart. The dog in Van Wilder apparently farted right on Reynolds's face during a snuggling scene. In the clip, the human actor suffers for his art but plays it off for the hilarious moment that it is.

The 2013 supernatural film "R.I.P.D." follows the adventures of Roicephus "Roy" Pulsipher (Jeff Bridges) and Nick Walker (Reynolds), two R.I.P.D. officers who have died and are now tasked with hunting down the spirits of those who have died but escaped judgment in the afterlife. As part of their investigations, the pair uncover a plot that threatens to allow the dead to return to Earth en masse. 

"R.I.P.D." has its fair share of comedy moments, including the fact that Reynolds and Bridges appear as an elderly Asian man and blonde woman respectively. It's also nice to see that some actors never lose their childlike whimsy and sense of fun while filming a movie. As this footage from the making of R.I.P.D. shows, Reynolds always has a blast while making a film. Of course, it helps that he's got a fellow goofball like Jeff Bridges to play against ... and a stunt car to mess around in.

When you think of Ryan Reynolds, the first thing that comes to mind is unlikely to be musicals or Christmas films. So the fact that he stars in the 2022 Christmas musical "Spirited" may seem like something of an oddity at first — especially when he has little experience singing or dancing. However, the satirical nature of the film and its buddy comedy focus make Reynolds a good choice. For the actor, it also provided a chance to work alongside someone who he is clearly a big fan of. Reynolds told Vogue, "It was a very elaborate excuse to get to work with somebody I've admired my whole career, which is Will Ferrell."

At its heart, "Spirited" is a modern retelling of the classic Charles Dickens story "A Christmas Carol." Yet, it's a far more light-hearted approach to the tale that is better suited to family viewing than other adaptations that stick closely to the macabre elements of the story. Reynolds plays the seemingly unredeemable Clint Briggs while Ferrell portrays Ebenezer Scrooge who acts as the Ghost of Christmas Present and sets his sights on converting Briggs to become a better human.

The relationship between the two main characters is central to the success of "Spirited" and the pair definitely had plenty of chemistry behind the scenes. The whole blooper reel is one long demonstration of Reynolds and Ferrell very obviously having a great time filming the movie, continuously laughing as they try to get through the various scenes they are trying to shoot.

Ryan Reynolds' collaboration with Netflix and Shawn Levy continued with "The Adam Project" in 2022. In the movie, Reynolds stars as a time-traveling fighter pilot who goes back in time to try and save his wife. On the way, his time jet crashes, leaving him stranded in 2022 where he encounters his 12-year-old self (played by Walker Scobell) and must work with the child version of himself to get home and complete his original mission. It's an interesting concept and provides plenty of opportunity for humor as the two Adams adventure together and battle against Maya Sorian (Catherine Keener), the leader of the dystopian future world.

Reynolds and Scobell spent a lot of time filming together for the movie, each playing a version of Adam from different points in his life. But with such a young actor being heavily involved in the movie and the fact that it is rated PG-13, it means that there isn't a lot of scope for cursing. That's something that Scobell even mentions in the blooper above as he and Reynolds share a scene in a spaceship. However, in the very next moment of the gag reel, Scobell lets out a bleeped-out exclamation, prompting Reynolds to quickly say to the rest of the cast and crew that he can't be blamed for the outburst despite his reputation as the infamously vulgar Merc with a Mouth.

"Free Guy" tells the story of a non-playable character called Guy (Ryan Reynolds) who is part of the massively online multiplayer game Free City. Although he doesn't initially know that he is an NPC within a game, a chance encounter with Millie Rusk (Jodie Comer) — a coder who believes Soonami Studios CEO Antwan Hovachelik (Taika Waititi) stole her code for the game — sets in motion a chain of events that leads to Guy becoming self-aware. He goes on to work with Millie to help her find evidence of the theft and ultimately stop the destruction of Free City when the developer intends to launch a sequel.

As an NPC, Guy has a strict routine that he follows from the moment he wakes up until the time he gets back into bed. His morning ritual involves getting dressed and then saying good morning to his pet goldfish, imaginatively named Goldie, before heading out to his bank job. In this blooper, Reynolds gets R-rated and rather than greeting Goldie in the usual way, instead he warns Goldy not to be "a f**king a**hole" as if the animal had been a pain to work with.

It seems that the entire filming of "Red Notice" was one big excuse for the cast to have as good of a time as possible. Speaking on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," Dwayne Johnson explained that the film had hundreds of ruined takes but that the vast majority of them were the fault of Ryan Reynolds, who seemingly made it his mission to make his co-star laugh whenever possible. "Oh my god, I never laughed so hard," he told Fallon. "It got to a point where he would say something and then I would say something and then he would say it in a way he knew that I liked, which is actually needling me when the camera is on me."

But it seems that Reynolds didn't always have to be actively trying to make either Johnson or Gal Gadot laugh on purpose. If this blooper is anything to go by, his inability to get his line out as intended was just as funny to his fellow actors. Taking place near the end of the film when Reynolds' character gets his own back on his fellow art thieves, it shows him incapable of explaining how he discovered where the pair hid their money despite several attempts. But rather than get frustrated, the actor simply suggests that Gadot and Johnson say the line instead.

At the start of "Deadpool 2," things are looking up for Wade Wilson. Things don't stay that way for long, though, and when Vanessa is killed by someone seeking revenge against Deadpool, he loses the will to live and tries to end his life. The attempt is unsuccessful, largely due to his mutant healing factor, and he later tries to join the X-Men after being put back together by Colossus.

Despite having a change of heart in terms of wanting to be a hero, Wilson is not completely convinced that he is fit to be an X-Man. While healing at the X-Men headquarters, he travels around the house in a motorized wheelchair and asks Colossus not to touch him as he isn't ready for human contact while simultaneously attempting to make his escape. The wheelchair isn't particularly quick and this leads to the actor breaking character to point out that he isn't sure why he can't get out of the room more quickly.

"Welcome to Wrexham" is a 2022 sports documentary that charts the fortunes of Welsh soccer team Wrexham A.F.C. after the club is purchased by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. Originally broadcast on FX, the show is now in its second season and has been widely acclaimed for its honesty and upbeat energy. While the initial stages of Reynolds and McElhenney's ownership were met with some skepticism, the two eventually grew on the supporters and players despite knowing very little about the sport.

A large part of that is because of how involved the two actors have been and the fact that they are willing to poke fun at themselves to bring a sense of fun to their time at the club. This has included a series of hilarious promos for the documentary series and videos featuring legends such as former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

These bloopers come from a commercial for 1Password and see Reynolds making a variety of mistakes such as referring to the sport as "soccer" rather than "football." It also provides a look at some alternate takes as Reynolds threatens star player Paul Mullin with ever more elaborate consequences, something that Mullin, Reynolds, and the rest of the team can't help but laugh at.

The early parts of "Free Guy" show Ryan Reynolds' character going about his normal business without realizing he is actually in a video game. Guy clearly has a routine he follows every day that involves making his way to work and grabbing a cup of coffee on the journey.

One of the funniest bloopers from "Free Guy" is this example, which sees Reynolds reacting to a scorching hot coffee given to him by another NPC. They range from the character expressing his enjoyment of the drink by asking "Who put a flavor grenade in my mouth?" to exclaiming that he has to head straight to the hospital to get treatment for the burns from the coffee's excess heat.

It isn't exactly clear whether Reynolds is improvising, trying to make the cast and crew laugh, or just running through some scripted alternatives to the actual line delivered in the film here. Yet, what is clear is that this is another example of just how funny Reynolds can be when given the opportunity to try out different takes for any situation.