Ryan Reynolds gets an unexpected reminder of his superhero past thanks to his son Olin.
The actor shared that his 2-year-old is obsessed with Green Lanternthe 2011 film he starred in alongside wife Blake Lively famously struggled at the box office.
“You’re laughing, but my son, it’s his favorite movie and he watches it every f-king day,” Reynolds said during The Wall Street JournalCMO Council Summit.
He joked about how much effort it took to get to the point where he could walk past the movie playing at home without critiquing every scene.
“Do you understand the work I’ve had to do to get to the point where I can just walk past that screen and not say, ‘Well, we could have [done that differently]?'”
Even though many fans are watching Green Lantern as one of his most criticized films, Reynolds has come to see it in a different light.
The moment gives him a chance to reflect on his own career and growth. He described that period of his life as a time when he was constantly saying “Yes, sir. No, sir. How high can I jump, sir?”
Reynolds and Lively share daughters James, Inez and Betty in addition to Olin.
Before Deadpool star, showing her children the less glamorous side of success is important.
“My kids, all they see is a winner,” he said, noting how fans often react when they meet him in public. “When I go outside I get pats on the back and it’s a selfie parade and I pretty much oblige everyone.”
But he wants his kids to understand the full picture, including the missteps.
“My kids only see that,” he explained. “So I’ve learned lately to be safe [I am] talks about the flaws and how it’s literally the base and ingredient for everything else.”
For Reynolds, what once felt like a setback has turned into an opportunity to teach his children and even laugh at his own journey as his toddler continues to replay one of his biggest box office disappointments.
