At CCXP this weekend, Ryan Reynolds took the stage to reveal the new trailer for Free Guy, which stars Reynolds as a video game NPC who becomes self-aware.Directed by Shawn Levy, Free Guy also stars Killing Eve's Jodie Comer, Taika Waititi, Lil Rel Howery, and Stranger Things' Joe Keery."We really wanted to bring to the world a modern day Back to the Future for modern generations," Reynolds said, as he addressed the crowd."Free Guy is my favorite movie I've ever made," he shared, "and that means a lot to me because I made Deadpool."Reynolds also mentioned Will Ferrell's Buddy in Elf and Peter Sellers' performance in 1979's Being There as inspirations for his character, Guy.For more movie news, here's our breakdown of the Rise of Skywalker chase scene, George Miller's update on the Mad Max: Fury Road sequels, and everyone cast so far for Matt Reeves' The Batman.
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