Why Ryan Reynolds decided to put cinema on hold

Time-out. Ryan Reynolds has decided to take a career break. On October 16, after the shooting of Spirited, he announced to take a sabbatical year. For the first time in over twenty years, no cinema camera will be aimed at him in 2022. Blake Lively’s husband wishes to devote himself fully to his daughters James, 6 years old (7 in December), Inez (5 years old) and Betty (2 years old).

Ryan Reynolds was a guest on video in C to you on France 5 this Friday, November 12 (the day of the release of his film Red Notice, with Dwayne Johnson and Gal Gadot, on Netflix). He spoke of this decision, which he took on his own and quite naturally. “I did not consult my agent. I have three little daughters. They are at an age where my presence in their life is very important“, he explained.

“I don’t want to miss my girls”

The coronavirus is no stranger to his need to be closer to his family and to focus on his role as a father. When the film industry restarted, after a long hiatus, he went on filming and had no respite. “The pandemic has added so much work, because of the break we had to take … I don’t wanna miss a thing in my life, I don’t want to miss my girls. “

Ryan Reynolds knows how lucky he is, through his success over the years, to have the opportunity to stop working for a fairly long period of time, unlike an average person. “I’m happy that I can take this time and get away from the movies for a while.” Since 1999, Ryan Reynolds has shot two films a year on average. He is the bankable actor par excellence. He released no less than three films in 2021 and he will release three more in 2022 after working hard in recent months. So he’s taking a break, but won’t be disappearing from our screens anytime soon.

Article written in collaboration with 6Medias