As movie theaters all over the world spring back up to life, Ryan Reynolds is kindly reminding everyone that he too has an upcoming video game movie with the latestFree Guytrailer showing even more of the open-world hidden inside Free City.
Like so many other films,Free Guywas originally scheduledto be a summer release last year. However, the pandemic ultimately pushed that date back several times to August 13, although it still remains a theatrical exclusive unlikeCruellaorBlack Widow. Since then, Reynolds has had plenty of time to work on other projects, and even his co-star villain Taika Waititi wrapped up filmingThor: Love and Thunderwhile also picking up a newStar Warsgig for the future.
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Just like in previous trailers,Free Guywill see audiences dive deep into the life of video game NPC “Guy,” who suddenly finds himself getting a noticeable character upgrade amid the impending doom of hisGrand Theft Autostyle life when plans for the game to be put offline officially start to unfold. As part of his video game reckoning, Guy finally seems to get a hold of exactly what his own game mortality means right before he gets hit by a car, and there’s also some shape-shifting building similar toControl’sOldest House.
Reynolds and Waititi are joined by Jodie Comer, Joe Keery, Lil Rel Howery, Utkarsh Ambudakar, as well several cameoappearances from noted streaming icons like Pokimaneand Ninja.Free Guyalso features what will be the last on-screen appearance from legendaryJeopardyhost Alex Trebek, who passed away last year, and will also include more traditional movie star cameos from Hugh Jackman, Dwayne Johnson, Tina Fey, andA Quiet Place’s John Krasinski.
On the face of it,Free Guyis at least exempt from the huge responsibility that is honoring famed video game source material likeSonic The Hedgehogorwhat theCastlevaniaanime had to do, so the screenwriters and director Shawn Levy surely must have had a blast incorporating gaming references from classic titles or even more modern ones likeFortniteandPokemon Go.
WithGrand Theft Auto 6far from being announcedby Rockstar,Free Guywill come as a nice reminder of why everyone loves these kinds of games so much, especially with aGTA-worthy protagonist like Reynolds. Worst case scenario, things can only go up fromMonster Hunteras far as video game movies are concerned.
