Just imagine: one day you find yourself part of an online video game… in which you’re not even the hero, but an unreliable character with whom the player has little to do with, other than deciding to let off steam. on a first-come, first-served basis.
Such is the life of Guy (which in English can be translated as “boy”, a play on words that makes no sense in France), played by Ryan Reynolds in Free Boy. A comedy with an original script, in which the actor plays his usual meta act in front of Sean Levy’s (Night at the Museum) camera, which makes numerous cameos and references to the world of video games.
The hilarious companion to Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One, which was released on August 11, 2021 in French cinemas, managed to attract 598,437 viewers in a difficult context where access to cinemas was subject to the presentation of a valid health pass.
Things weren’t much better in the rest of the world, which didn’t stop it from raking in $331.5 million. And, inevitably, sparking discussions around a sequel. Someone who hasn’t really moved on and still seems to be compromising, because of a certain… barbie.
“We now have to consider Barbie”
“The rest is not guaranteed”– said Sean Levy Collider Last September, when Greta Gerwig’s film had already become the biggest success of 2023. “We love Free Guy and that love for him has waned over the last couple of years, which Ryan and I have been very happy about.
“We are working on a sequel, but now we have to consider Barbie. The film tells the story of a character in a fictional world who becomes self-aware and has clearly left a mark. So we will not leave. Free boy 2 That it’s different from the first film and if it’s different from other films on the subject.”
Free Guy 2 after Deadpool 3?
Since then, there has been nothing new on this topic. And for good reason: Writers’ and actors’ strikes have derailed many projects. But above all, Ryan Reynolds and Sean Levy (and Hugh Jackman) had Deadpool 3.
The first images should also be revealed during the SuperBowl on the night of February 11-12, with a scheduled July 24 release here.
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