‘Free Guy’ Review: Finally, a Live-Action Video Game Movie With a Sense of Humor

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic“Free Guy,” starring Ryan Reynolds as a minor character in a video game who breaks out of his drone existence, is one of the fizziest movies you’ll ever see that has a bona fide brain. At first, it may remind you of a lot of other films — it’s like “The Truman Show” crossed with “Ralph Breaks the Internet,” sprinkled with “The Lego Movie” and “Groundhog Day.” But it turns into a rollicking, candified head trip.

In the new movie Free Guy, actress Jodie Comer shows off her vocal skills at one point in the film.

Free Guy director Shawn Levy is giving fans an inside look into how Ryan Reynolds scored a cameo from a Marvel star for the new movie!

Good in the ‘Wood?Free Guy is one of many new movies out now only in movie theaters and tbh, I’ve been looking forward to this new movie ever since I watched the trailer while seeing Voyagers at my local Cinemark.The sci-fi action comedy Free Guy stars Ryan Reynolds as Guy, a bank teller who realizes he’s actually an NPC (non-player character) in an open-world video game.

Ryan Reynolds is praising his wife, Blake Lively, for making this one major moment in happen. In a new post on his Instagram Story Monday, Reynolds thanked Lively for making the film what it became." wouldn’t be the movie it is without @blakelively," Reynolds captioned the selfie of the cute couple. «She was essential in every part of the making of this film, creatively and emotionally, and the cameo everyone is talking about was entirely her idea.

Ryan Reynolds is giving Blake Lively all the credit for “Free Guy”.

The box office stories of the Summer Movie Season 2021™ have been giving film fans whiplash for weeks. One story talks about how “Black Widow” has a monster opening weekend and shows how cinema is rebounding after the pandemic.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterDisney may have a new film franchise on its hands after “Free Guy” beat box office expectations. For theater owners, however, the victory comes at a time when moviegoing remains severely hindered by the pandemic.“Free Guy,” a sci-fi comedy adventure that takes place within a video game, collected $28.4 million at 4,165 North American theaters over the weekend.

It’s official – a Free Guy sequel is on the way!

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor“Free Guy,” in theaters Aug. 13, revolves around a world within a world — the video game Free City.

Legendary has closed a deal with renowned Japanese filmmaker Shinsuke Sato to direct the live-action adaptation of “My Hero Academia (MHA),” the globally acclaimed manga property, Legendary announced on Friday.Sato is one of the most prolific filmmakers in Japan, having most recently directed the critically acclaimed Japanese hit feature film “Kingdom” in 2019 and Netflix’s “Alice in Borderland” series in 2020.

Angelique Jackson Renowned Japanese filmmaker Shinsuke Sato (“I Am a Hero,” “Kingdom” and “Alice in Borderland”) has signed on to direct a live-action adaptation of “My Hero Academia” for Legendary.The prolific filmmaker will make his English-language debut with the movie, which is based on the globally acclaimed manga property.

Shinsuke Sato, the director behind the Japanese hit movie Kingdom and it upcoming sequel, is set to make his English-language film debut with My Hero Academia, Legendary’s live-action adaptation of the popular Japanese manga franchise created by Kohei Horikoshi.

Mariah Carey has seen and given it her highest praise: It's a moment. If you read that sentence and are wondering what the Elusive Chanteuse has to do with a popcorn flick starring Ryan Reynolds, then you evidently have seen and should read no further, because we're going deep into spoiler territory to discuss some of the biggest surprises and reveals.

based on video games is a whole other story, most films about video games are stuck in the ’80s as though every game still asks players to rack up points or collect gold coins as they hunt for an extra life or evade pew-pew laser sound effects. The team behind Ryan Reynolds’ “Free Guy” wanted to change that.

Blake Lively wants fans to see husband Ryan Reynolds' new movie, .The 33-year-old actress took to her Instagram Stories on Thursday to promote the film with a cheeky pic.

Ryan Reynolds — don’t worry, his shtick works here — plays Guy, a rudimentary bystander (a “non-playable character”) in a “Grand Theft Auto”-style game called “Free City.” His dumb catchphrase? “Don’t have a good day — have a great day!” Players from the real world descend on the CGI metropolis as sunglasses-wearing avatars and shoot, steal and cause untold destruction. The next day, it starts over.

Joe Keery didn't have a cheat code to getting cast in. Despite having starred in three seasons of — which is executive produced and frequently directed by Shawn Levy — the 29 year old still had to audition the old-fashioned way for Levy's newest big screen blockbuster.

Ryan Reynolds‘ new movie Free Guy features lots of film references, Easter eggs and cameos, but Deadpool will not be one of them.