Like many actors before him, Ryan Reynolds first rose to prominence as the star of a TV sitcom before making the jump into movies, and for the first couple of years he tended to be cast in roles that were an extension of the persona he’d honed on Two Guys and a Girl. Van Wilder: Party Liaison, Buying the Cow, Foolproof and Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle were all standard fare, before he diversified his output with a roles in blockbuster sequel Blade: Trinity and remake The Amityville Horror.
The roads eventually led back to comedy though, and in 2005 Reynolds headlined indie feature Waiting… alongside a talented ensemble that also featured Justin Long, Anna Faris, David Koechner and Luis Guzman. Reviews weren’t particularly kind, and even fifteen years later the movie holds a meager Rotten Tomatoes score of just 30%, but it was a decent sized box office hit after earning $18 million on a minuscule production budget of just $3 million.
In what was just the fourth leading role of his career, Ryan Reynolds gave audiences a glimpse of the natural charisma, comic timing and undeniable star power that would eventually see him become one of the biggest and most in-demand names in the business, and the 43 year-old has so many offers coming his way that he’s got thirteen movies in various stages of development.
Now best known for starring in action packed blockbusters like the Deadpool franchise and 6 Underground, Waiting… arrives on Netflix next week and will give fans the chance to check out one of the more forgotten entries from his filmography that’s a million miles away from the mega budget fare that’s since become his stock in trade.
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