Ryan Reynoldsis in awe of hisFree Guycostar Jodie Comer.
Like his character, Reynolds, 44, tells PEOPLE he became immediately “obsessed” with Comer, 28, when he saw her in her Emmy-winning role as a psychopathic assassin on BBC America’sKilling Eve.
“To work with her lived up to that and then some,” Reynolds gushes while seated next to her. “Sorry, I’m talking about you like you’re not here.”
But what impressed Reynolds most about his costar might surprise fans.
“Do you know that Jodie sings in the movie? I always tell everyone this, because they don’t realize it’s her,” Reynolds says excitedly. “Right at the end of the movie, you hear the song ‘Fantasy’ come on, but it’s not Mariah Carey singing.”
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Reynolds calls Comer’s rendition of the hit pop song the most “haunting version.” “It’s really gorgeous,” he gushes, to which Comer replies, “Thank you, Ryan.”
“Ryan is a maestro of the odd random, but inspired, song idea,” Levy explained. “He is obsessive about it.
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TheDeadpoolstar also shared that prior to using the song in the film, he got in touch with the Grammy winner, 51, proving to be a strong member of the “Lambily” — the name for Carey’s fandom.
“I got to speak with Mariah and talked to her a little bit about how much of an engine and an agent of progress that this song had been in terms of our creative process and the scripts,” he toldVariety. “She’s just been awesome about it.”
Free Guyis in movie theaters on Aug. 13.
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source: people.com
