Showing posts with label Ryan Reynolds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ryan Reynolds. Show all posts
Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds approached to present Nani’s global action drama The Paradise
10:17 AM
Priyanka Sharma (MID-DAY; October 30, 2025)
Ever since The Paradise was announced with Telugu star Nani, the makers have been pitching it as a global film. The first step towards that goal was to make it accessible. So, the action drama will be released in eight languages, including English and Spanish. Now, it appears that their ambition to go global has yielded another idea. mid-day has learnt that The Paradise’s team has approached Hollywood superstar Ryan Reynolds to come on board as a presenter.
A long shot? Maybe, maybe not. A source reveals that director Srikanth Odela is certain about making the actioner for a global audience. “Naturally, having a Hollywood name attached will heighten the film’s appeal to the international audience,” says the source.
When it came to zeroing in on Hollywood stars, the Deadpool actor was a natural fit according to the makers.
The source reasons, “Given that the film is an action drama with quirky elements, the team felt there could be no one better than Ryan Reynolds as his actioners have a similar feel.” Producer SLV Cinemas and its team have been trying to connect with the star’s team over the past three months. Another insider shares, “It’s in the last two weeks that they finally got access to Ryan’s team. The talks are on.”
Also starring Raghav Juyal in his Telugu debut, The Paradise is slated to release in March 2026 and marks Nani’s second outing with Odela after Dasara (2023).
Interacting with Ryan Reynolds felt like I was talking to a regular guy-Rohan Shrestha
8:18 AM
Akash Bhatnagar (HINDUSTAN TIMES; August 5, 2024)
Rohan Shrestha got to live his dream recently as he had the chance to shoot actor Ryan Reynolds. The photographer reveals that when he got a call to shoot Reynolds, he was at a loss of words. “I had the biggest smile on my face and it’s more special when you are a fan,” he says.
Raving the Hollywood actor’s professionalism, he says, “Ryan is a director’s actor. He will ask you what you want from him, and he will deliver that. He understood my process and was very technical about his questions. Even when he does improvs, he asks for feedback. For any technician, it’s great to work in an environment where your opinion is valued. But when he is on camera, he has this wit. His one-liners are epic. Sometimes, it’s not what he says, but how he delivers it and its timing, and then everyone is just hysterically laughing. Interacting with him felt like I was talking to a regular guy.”
A lot of Shrestha’s conversation with Reynolds revolved around an old project of the actor. “I mentioned how I loved his 1998 show Two Guys, A Girl And A Pizza Place. He was really surprised and told me that it is one of his most favourite parts. Talking to him one-on-one, on something I was a fan of 25 years ago, just made me feel fortunate about these gifts that life gives you. Sometimes, you also go through the imposter syndrome, like how the hell am I here?,” he jokes.
Earlier, the 39-year-old photographed footballer Lionel Messi, which, he says, was “my eternal goal. It felt like I had climbed Mount Everest.” Now, basketball legend Michael Jordan is next on his wishlist.
The love that I get from a lot of actors in India is genuine-Dwayne Johnson
8:31 AM
Wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne Johnson shares he has been tracking the love he receives from India
Juhi Chakraborty (HINDUSTAN TIMES; October 24, 2021)
Many actors from Bollywood including Varun Dhawan have time and again expressed their fondness for wrestler-turned-Hollywood actor Dwayne Johnson. And the 49-year-old, who has worked with actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas in the 2017 film Baywatch, reveals that it never goes unnoticed.
“I get a lot of love from Bollywood actors and I appreciate the love. I see what they post (on social media) and how they comment. It means a lot to me,” says Johnson, who is all set with his next release, Red Notice on Netflix.
“A lot of times, [since they are] actors [they could be just] acting, but the love that I get from a lot of actors in India is genuine. I feel it, all the way, over here,” confesses Johnson, who quickly adds, “By the way, I was tracking this love even when I was wrestling.”
The actor, who is also known by his ring name The Rock, continues, “I wrestled full time... It was a very short career… And I never made it to India. But I can’t wait to come there. I keep hearing that, ‘You are exploding in India’ (sic).”
On the movie front, one thing that all his fans love about the actor is his penchant for action-comedies, something that will be seen again in the latest venture, which sees him as a producer, as well. The Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) actor explains, “I like the convergence of humour and action in my movies. I feel like today’s headlines are tomorrow’s punchlines. What may be tough on us today, can always be laughed about the next day.”
Red Notice features Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot along with Johnson. Talking about his co-star Reynolds, with whom he had worked in Hobbs & Shaw (2019) too, Johnson shares, “Ryan is a genuinely funny, witty guy with multiple layers to his sense of humour. He brings this awesome fun dynamic between us. We have been friends for a very long time. We literally started our careers together the same year.”
Priyanka Chopra becomes the first Indian to host MET Gala, along with hubby Nick Jonas
8:27 AM
Nayandeep Rakshit (DNA; April 14, 2019)
Priyanka Chopra Jonas has added yet another feather to her cap. She is the first Indian to host the prestigious Met Gala this year. She will join her husband Nick Jonas on the Met Gala’s Benefit Committee alongside other celebrities including Katy Perry, Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, Bradley Cooper, Jared Leto, Lupita Nyong’o, Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez among others.
Says a source, “It was a unanimous call to get Nickyanka as hosts for the event because of the way they have been newsmakers in the last two years. The organisers wanted an Indian face to represent the country and who better than PC?”
Over the last two years, the Quantico star has grabbed headlines at the fundraising do. While she let her 10-foot long trench coat do all the talking in 2017, her ‘heavenly’ avatar at last year’s event got her the tag of the ‘Best Dressed Celebrity’. Incidentally, Priyanka also met Nick for the first time at the fashion event when they made a joint appearance.
An ecstatic Priyanka told us from the US, “I have so many special memories attached to the Met Gala... It’s an honour to be a part of the Benefit Committee for this year’s Gala, alongside Nick. It’ll be a fun night and I’m really looking forward to it.”
SHARING THE STAGE AT THE 10TH ANNUAL WOMEN IN THE WORLD SUMMIT
Priyanka was also part of the 10th Annual Women In The World Summit, where she joined Oprah Winfrey, Stacey Abrams, Anna Wintour and Brie Larson among others talking about shaping opinions, setting agendas and celebrating women on the front edge of social change.
At the 10th Annual Women In The World Summit, Priyanka said, “Feminism is all about choices. Every woman makes individual choices. Allow your brain to have ideas. Think about how you can make those ideas real, because this is the time when we can do it. Never before in the history of mankind have we been able to sit in our homes, have an idea and maybe create into an app and monetise it. You can do anything, anywhere.”
The actress, who has emerged as a global icon, explained, “I played ethnically ambiguous parts, It took me all those parts to be where I am today. I didn’t want to do stereotypical roles because then all you will see is what I already know I can do. I am Indian, I can do that.”
Apart from being an actor-producer, PC is also an activist and ambassador for UNICEF. She said, “Social responsibility is something that we all need to feel. All of us live in this world. Our actions can resonate far beyond what we see. We have a responsibility to care about our society. We come from families where philanthropy is not a choice, it’s just second nature. If we focus on the children of the world, the world becomes a better place. Unfortunately, people like to read about me falling on the red carpet a lot more than anything else that I do, so I take that power and bring the attention to something that the world actually needs to talk about.”
Ranveer Singh passes up a chance to be the Hindi voice of Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool 2?
8:11 AM
Actor was offered to dub for the Deadpool sequel in Hindi but had to decline as he is shooting with Zoya Akhtar for their next film
Avinash Lohana (MUMBAI MIRROR; March 20, 2018)
Varun Dhawan lent his voice to the dubbed Hindi version of Captain America: Civil War, Priyanka Chopra to The Jungle Book and Tiger Shroff to Spider-Man: Homecoming. Now, Mirror has learnt that Ranveer Singh was approached to mouth the Hindi dialogues for David Leitch’s Hollywood film, the Deadpool sequel with Ryan Reynolds in the titular role. It was an assignment close to the 32-year-old actor’s heart but he had to turn down the offer as he is busy with Zoya Akhtar’s Gully Boy in which he plays a rapper.
According to a source close to the development, Ranveer is the Deadpool of India going by his mannerisms and quirks and the makers wanted to tap his star power to give Deadpool — a character with urban appeal — a wider reach and affinity in local Hindi-speaking territories. “Ranveer was extremely keen but he just couldn’t make time in his Gully Boy schedule as he is shooting at night every day,” rues the source.
While promoting the Fox Star Studios production, Reynolds had informed Mirror (February 4, 2016) that the foul-mouthed anti-hero is his alter-ego. “I like to think I’m inherently likable on screen. So I had to push myself to up the unlikeable factor a few notches. It’s sometimes liberating to play a character that doesn’t give a damn,” he had asserted. It’d have been interesting to hear Ranveer who delights in breaking rules and shattering stereotypes as the ‘voice’ of Ryan’s deadly anti-hero in Hindi.
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