Ryan Reynolds jumps at indie project

Posted on June 25, 2009
Filed Under Actors, Directors, News

Ryan Reynolds is by my standards highly underrated as an actor. Sure, he has done some bad career choices but haven’t we all… But when he’s good – he’s extraordinary. He can do funny and romantic (“Van Wilder“, “Just Friends” and “Waiting“). At the same time he can be extremely scary, intense and cool (“The Amityville Horror” , “Smokin’ Aces” and “X-Men Origins: Wolverine“).

Anyway, Variety reports that after starring with Sandra Bullock in romantic comedy “The Proposal,” Ryan Reynolds has lined up a much grittier proposition for his next film. Reynolds will star in “Buried,” playing a civilian contractor who’s kidnapped in Iraq and awakens buried in a coffin in the desert, armed only with a cell phone, a candle and a knife.

Reynolds takes the job after the showy role of Deadpool in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” and “The Proposal.” He decided to go the indie route as a way to stretch his acting chops in a movie with a claustrophobic premise, and one in which he holds the screen through most of the picture.

Rodrigo Cortés will direct and the production will begin this month in Barcelona. The picture will shoot entirely in Spain, which is home to Cortés, best known for directing “The Contestant.”

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