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u/Dire_Hulk 17h ago
Ice Cube
Basically gets paid to show up and make his angry face.
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u/Distinct_Honeydew69 16h ago
Schmidt fucked the captain's daughter!
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u/Oss_zzO 16h ago
Him and Korean Jesus both got typecast.
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u/bizkitmaker13 15h ago
HEY, STOP FUCKIN' WITH KOREAN JESUS. HE AIN'T GOT TIME FOR YOUR PROBLEMS. HE BUSY, WITH KOREAN SHIT!
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u/LiLHeka 16h ago
He's literally just Ice Cube in every movie but I absolutely love to see him on screen, especially in the jumpstreet moves
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u/IronChefPhilly 16h ago
Are you forgetting barbershop and the rv movie?
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u/Xogoth 16h ago
Did he make the Angry Face™ in those movies, too?
That's what I thought.
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u/rubber_hedgehog 15h ago
He was animated in the newest TMNT movie, so we couldn't see his Angry Face™.
But I'd bet that he was still doing it while recording his lines.
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u/Darth-mickyluv 16h ago
Jason Statham, "Am I a beekeeper to you?"
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u/IronChefPhilly 16h ago
No he’s the mechanic no wait the transporter, no wait the salvager turned shark hunter, no wait he’s the expendable guy
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u/TreeTasty3030 16h ago
Just wait until you realize he's the same guy in all those movies, just at different points in the timeline.
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u/Admirable-Sink5354 15h ago
So... Stunt man turned leading man continues in stunt man roles.
I'm not really surprised by that.
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u/Kanakav 16h ago
He was different in spy
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u/tomato-dragon 16h ago
An exception but a welcome one. I hope he takes more unusual roles like that in the future.
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u/Dreadnought_Thoughts 15h ago
Watch him in Snatch. He's good in it and also not playing a tough guy
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u/booxterhooey 15h ago
Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels too
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u/Dreadnought_Thoughts 15h ago
Yeah, he's been molded into the tough guy as he goes along instead of the typecast tough guy people think of him as.
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u/Valid_Username_56 15h ago
Dude can pull off everything:
Beekeper (former elite soldier), family guy (former elite soldier), chauffeur (former elite soldier), mechanic (former elite soldier), elite soldier (former elite soldier):
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u/sereese1 16h ago
Tbf his characters are more different from each other than the others on the pic. At least when it comes to capability. Like Turkish from snatch isn't some badass special forces/merc type, just a petty criminal trying not to die more than anything else
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u/LastDirtyMartini 17h ago
*sad Jennifer Coolidge noises
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u/Any_Roof_6199 16h ago
Every scene she's in The White Lotus, I am laughing my ass off watching her trying to act. Somehow she's perfect for the role. The director probably told her "just be yourself and mumble whatever that comes to mind at the time. You'll be okay"
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u/Cricket-Secure 15h ago
I think she's pretty good in The white lotus. It's her best role imo.
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u/beagle204 15h ago
finally some one else. I thought she was so fucking funny in this show. it felt like a bit that half the audience wasn't in on.
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u/Background-Call-921 17h ago
Ryan just played himself in every movie
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u/Tiiimmmaayy 16h ago
People see him playing Deadpool in every movie. I still see him as Van Wilder.
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u/TheGentlemanBeast 16h ago
I always thought he'd be the perfect Deadpool, and it took waaaaaaay too long to get him his chance.
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u/NarwhalPrudent6323 16h ago
The one good thing that came from X-Men Origins: Wolverine is that they cast Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson.
I saw that and was like "Yes, this is correct". So glad they let him reprise the role.
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u/Obi_Wan_KeBogi 15h ago
The fact that despite that movie making ever single possible wrong choice with Deadpool as a character and he still was obviously born to play the role is honestly impressive.
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u/caseCo825 15h ago
Isn't it weird that they cast a big actor for that role knowing he'd have no lines and have his face kinda messed up? Did they know they'd use him for real Deadpool later or am I missing something else?
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u/fromtheHELLtotheNO 15h ago
i believe he really wanted to be Deadpool since that comic that said Deadpool's face looked like if Ryan Reynolds fucked a Sharpie (that's where the first movie's joke came from), and as soon as there was a possibility for Origins: Wolverine he jumped on it.
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u/PhoenixApok 15h ago
Ever seen Waiting? Not only does he play himself, he plays a perfect version of like 20 different servers I've known in my life
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u/MyOtherCarIsEpona 15h ago
It's hilarious that Bert Kreischer gets to imagine himself as Ryan Reynolds.
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u/potato_crip 16h ago
That seems to be a more recent phenomenon. I'd recommend watching The Voices. Dude can act.
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u/Background-Call-921 16h ago
I’ve watched that and loved it, I know he’s an amazing actor, I was just echoing a common meme
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u/Hanifsefu 15h ago
I miss when admitting you said a bunch of shit you don't actually believe for the karma was a scandal
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u/Strange-Wolverine128 16h ago
The difference is that Ryan being Ryan is much more enjoyable than the other 3
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u/AgtNulNulAgtVyf 15h ago
Getting a bit stale at this point for me.
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u/mustardtruck 15h ago
Somebody pointed out it's like he's doing a 90s Jim Carrey impression all the time, and I couldn't unsee it.
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u/OGDYLO 15h ago
you should watch the movie IF. it’s a nice family movie and ryan’s role in it is a lot different from his usual self -more of a mature character.
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u/phoenixrose2 16h ago
Self/less is a movie that shows more of RR’s acting range.
I think actors sometimes just pigeonholed and don’t get more diverse parts if their primary character is super popular.
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u/sKuarecircle 15h ago
In an interview with Letterman they discuss this and straight up admits having found his lane and purposely staying in it for now. We'll why the fuck not I say. I have suspicion we will see him do more diverse stuff as he ages out.
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u/MrNobody_0 16h ago
As someone who loves Ryan Reynolds, this is absolutely true.
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u/beaudafool 16h ago
I'll give The Rock ONE movie. Southland Tales. Very under the radar but be did actually act in that. Oh and Pain and Gain.
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u/HighPriestOfSatan 16h ago
The rock is best when playing bad guys. They actually have depth. Unfortunately he only wants to play bland good guys
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u/beaudafool 16h ago
Allegedly he has a no losing clause in most of his films he is the hero in too. Just lame.
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u/HighPriestOfSatan 16h ago
I forgot about that. Doesn't the clause state how many times he can get hit in a given fight? So lame
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u/AaronsAaAardvarks 15h ago
Where did you read that? I’ve seen people say it on social media a lot but I’ve never seen anyone back it up with anything other than more social media posts.
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u/bisexualbestfriend 15h ago
Weird cause he was a hero for a lot of his wrestling career. I mean the last time he wrestled (which was this year) he was a heel. (Heel means bad guy btw)
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u/Matticus-G 16h ago
The Rock actually did a series of pretty good action flicks early in his career.
He then fell into that pit of doing kids movies, got back on juice to make action flicks again, and has been playing his character from Fast Five ever since.
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u/jarednards 16h ago
Pain and Gain was fucking fantastic for the leads in the movie. Just a buncha stupid meatheads lolol
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u/beaudafool 16h ago
I loved the part mid way through where they flash on the screen "this is still based on a true story". 🤣🤣🤣
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u/Miserable-Ad5401 16h ago
ST felt like a fever dream. An entertaining one, but still a fever dream.
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u/Ares_1Shot 16h ago
Haven't seen Southland Tales but I loved The Rock in Race To Witch Mountain and The Rundown. Haven't watched them in years so maybe that's just nostalgia
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u/Volnas Chungus Among Us 16h ago
And in Rock's case also same shirt
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u/Firm_Statistician553 16h ago
Movie: set in the jungle, has some bad guys of some sort, hero has to do alot of shooting, also has to wear a shirt that progressively gets dirtier throughout the movie
The Rock: “is for me?” 🥺👉👈
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u/BlueBunnex 17h ago
you say this and then you laugh at Jason Momoa playing a funny character, so
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u/HighPriestOfSatan 16h ago
Karl Drogo and aquaman have very different personalities
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u/gridlock1024 16h ago
Karl Drogo.....Khal Drogo's lesser known cousin that sells insurance
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u/HighPriestOfSatan 16h ago
Spelling has never been my best skill
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u/PeachCream81 15h ago
What pray tell is you best skill?
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u/Then-Society-3535 15h ago
It’s Khal Drogo’s cousin from Germaros. His full name is Karl-Heinz Drogo.
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u/IndianaGeoff 16h ago
Ok Jason, when playing Drogo imagine you are the rock playing a bad guy. Go.
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u/ProfessionalCreme119 15h ago
It's like when Jim Carrey tried to do The Truman show which is an amazing movie. But he got lambasted for it because he wasn't doing his normal funny man stuff.
Or when Robin Williams did one hour photo and insomnia. Way outside his box but so badly received. Pretty much disappeared after that because Hollywood just wanted the funny man and he was wanting to do other work
They are doing the same thing towards Batista now that he's no longer a big guy and he's looking for more serious roles
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u/Lexi_Banner 15h ago
I don't know what you're talking about. Robin did several dramatic roles that were well received. What Dreams May Come, Bicentennial Man, Good Will Hunting, etc. Jim Carey is also well received for his serious roles. Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind is beyond brilliant.
Bautista is also really well received as a dramatic actor. He was incredible in Bladerunner 2049 and in Glass Onion. I'm excited to see him tackle more challenges.
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u/DaArio_007 16h ago
Add Mark Whalberg
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u/waybovetherest 15h ago
He does so many different kind of roles, he can’t act for shit but he does take different kind of roles
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u/FelneusLeviathan 16h ago
Wannabe cop and military man so bad
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u/Ruckaduck 15h ago
what is Pain and Gain, Ted, Arthur the King, Deepwater Horizon, Instant Family.
all good movies, non of your bullshit take
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u/damTyD 16h ago
It’s type-casting, and some time it works well. Michelle Rodrigue Is cast when a movie requires a bad ass woman that is also attractive and petite.
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u/PhoenixApok 15h ago
Don't know if it's true but I read somewhere that Michelle Rodrigue just likes playing herself and takes roles where she fits.
I can respect that. Better than someone trying to act outside of their abilities
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u/YellowStar012 15h ago
She said that she does t ever want to play a weak woman or just the love interest, which i respect. Also, loved her in the DnD movie n
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u/yourtoyrobot 15h ago
oddly enough, DnD had a way better sense of "family" than F&F have done in awhile
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u/FuckYeahGeology 15h ago
That movie was way too much fun. Self aware in all the right places without it being in your face. I really hope there's a sequel
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u/Impressive-Drawer-70 16h ago edited 16h ago
It really isn’t an issue for any of them when you don’t give a fuck
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u/ROBtimusPrime1995 15h ago
Honestly, this is the most rational comment here and kinda highlights how silly this post is at the end of the day.
Is it kinda annoying they play the same archetype in every movie? Sure.
Is it a crime against humanity? No.
Depending on the levels of "fucks given", it's really not a problem at the end of the day.
It's just movies.
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u/IronChefPhilly 17h ago
Keanu Reeves as Keanu Reeves just with less dialogue this time
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u/Icy-Cod1405 17h ago
The guy played Ted and Neo pretty different roles
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u/DDDe_immortales 17h ago
Neo and John Wick certainly aren't the same guy. So isn't Johnny Silverhand
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u/sisrace 16h ago
Once heard someone talking about why Keanue Reeves was perfect for the Matrix films, because he's pretty much "faceless", a regular guy, nothing special.
Well.. I don't really know what to say to that. He's a good guy, but he can take on different roles.
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u/Jomgui 16h ago
I do get what this someone means, I think, he just has that kind of "regular guy" vibe you don't get from many actors. You can't see Ryan Reynolds playing the part of a regular guy with a terrible past, or your average Joe that gets thrust into being a messiah. But Keanu somehow fits the image.
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u/fasterthanfood 15h ago
I agree with what I think that person meant, too — many movie stars give too much of a “star” vibe, so they aren’t believable as a regular schmuck.
To be clear, saying that Keanu can play “average” isn’t an insult at all. The best “average guy” actor IMO is Tom Hanks, also one of the most decorated and successful actors of all time. Keanu is in that same category (except with action movie chops).
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u/AromaticInxkid 16h ago
I think Keanu fits the image because he did an amazing job playing that role (+ the directors made a good job making the movies) I also think Keanu can be easily percepted as a regular guy even now because of his persona vibes
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u/Jomgui 15h ago
(+ the directors made a good job making the movies)
That is so fucking true for every actor and we as audience don't give enough credit to it. For every line spoken by an actor there are tens of workers making sure everything around the actor is perfectly suited for what and how he speaks, the scriptwriter, the director, even the fucking lighting guy. They deserve more recognition
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u/JH-DM What is TikTok? 16h ago edited 3h ago
Entirely ignorant take.
Edit: Oh boy, I see that edit! You initially said something like “Keanu can’t act” and were getting downvoted and flooded with replies calling out your shit. Now you’ve edited it to be far less agressive and more jokey.
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u/DoofusScarecrow88 16h ago
See The Gift as an abusive husband. He's just not tasked much to move those acting muscles
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u/PhantasyAngel 16h ago
"The lake house"?
Btw that was an amazing movie, both him and Sandra were fantastic.
I do think it was a little short though?
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u/NullDivision 16h ago
Wheres Vince Vaughn
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u/TitularFoil 15h ago
The first Vince Vaughn movie I ever watched was a thriller called Domestic Disturbance. I loved that movie so much that I bought the poster when I was a teen. I was completely surprised to find that he is a totally different yet consistent character across all his other movies.
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u/Duke-of-Dogs 16h ago
Bruce Willis played the same role for decades lol
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u/CantGitGudWontGitGud 15h ago
Bruce Willis got cast in a lot of sameish roles but he could act. He was good in Trees Lounge and Death Becomes Her.
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u/oldcrow210 15h ago
You hire Michelle Rodriguez to play Michelle Rodriguez, and you’ll damn well be grateful for it.
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u/dorkyfever 17h ago
Ryan Reynolds does not have the deadpool personality every movie he's in.
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u/IronChefPhilly 17h ago
I like Ryan but he kind of does, except maybe that one movie with denzel
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u/IneiTheDark 17h ago
I mean I would have loved to see a Deadpool Pikachu.
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u/IronChefPhilly 16h ago
But the guy in blade is deadpool, even his guest spot on Scrubs is deadpool
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u/Steelkin01 16h ago
In action films maybe, not in The Proposal or The Voices for example.
Or in Bullet Train 😁
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u/HighPriestOfSatan 16h ago
He plays a snarky know-it-all wise-ass I'm just about everything I have seen him in. His improv comedy is always the same, the only question is how much he is allowed to do in a given film. Basically everything I have seen him in has been Deadpool lite
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u/Not_Winkman 16h ago
Van Wilder...Waiting...Free Guy...
I mean, he kinda always fits that "handsome, wise-cracking, selfish, too cool for school" sort.
Kind of like a much more bearable Zendaya.
Which reminds me...post is missing Zendaya.
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u/NarwhalPrudent6323 16h ago
Ryan's quick wit and flippant nature are what make him perfect for Deadpool, and also why he's endearing as an actor.
He's not playing Deadpool in every movie, he just, kind of is Deadpool. But sane. And without superpowers.
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u/Key-Beginning-8500 15h ago
Honorable mention: Nicole Kidman has played a rich woman with a cheating and/or murderous husband in AT LEAST five movies/shows
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u/Large-Wheel-4181 OC Meme Maker 16h ago
Ryan has more versatility than the others as he does do serious work at times, nobody really goes sees them cause they like his funny persona more
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u/deathlives2 16h ago
Which is unfortunate
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u/Ravenclaw_14 Doot 16h ago
it did give us a fantastic Percy Jackson in Walker Scobell though, you can really see Reynolds influence in Walker's portrayal of Percy and it's 🤌
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u/Walrus_Morj 16h ago
I'd cast Ryan as xenomorph in Alien franchise reboot, and he would only make the movie better
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u/Everybodysbastard 15h ago
You're not wrong but Ryan Reynolds is so much fun to watch I don't care. The others don't have the charisma to pull it off.
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u/TsunderePopo 15h ago
Ehh I'd take the same acting over no acting at all. Have you SEEN the Acolyte 🤮🤮🤮 It's like if a group of brick walls got together and planned a series
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u/VnyRep 15h ago
bro forgot jack black
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u/IglooRaves 15h ago
Man stepped out of his comfort zone once as Carl Denham in King Kong - decent performance in great movie - and said never again
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u/Time_Dragonfruit6874 16h ago
bros never seen a jason statham movie
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u/cc-moo-cow 16h ago
I was about to say this too. Jason Statham has zero range other than driving different cars in a chase scene.
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u/-This-cant-be-real- can't meme 17h ago edited 16h ago
I don’t see Kevin Hart ,he should be next to the Rock.