Ryan Reynolds Is Our Greatest Annoying Actor

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( performance review [He’s So Annoying]( For years, being “sexy” didn’t work for Ryan Reynolds. It took him too long to realize being irritating did. Photo: Andy Schwartz/Universal/Everett Collection [Deadpool]( chose [Ryan Reynolds](. In 2004’s second issue of the comic Cable & Deadpool, written by Fabian Nicieza, the heavily scarred X-Men-adjacent mercenary describes himself as “Ryan Renolds crossed with a Shar-Pei.” Nicieza, who’s credited with coming up with the character’s voice in the ’90s, misspelled Reynolds’s name on purpose (Marvel was always litigiously cautious), but he meant the Canadian actor, whose fast-talking, self-deprecating sense of humor impressed him on the 1998 sitcom Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place and in the 2002 National Lampoon movie Van Wilder. At the time, Nicieza thought Reynolds was too young to play Deadpool in a movie, but maybe it would work out in ten years. [read more]( Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now]( to save over 40% on unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • Evil: [Losing It]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of the 2024 Olympics From record-breaking early wins to Simone Biles showing out to Mr. Pommel Horse.]( By Jason P. Frank, Anne Victoria Clark and Jennifer Zhan [Cinematrix Clarifications & Corrections, Vol. 2 Superheroes and Oscar villains (and that just covers Chris Pratt).]( [Josh Hartnett Gives Grade-A Murder Daddy in Trap M. Night Shyamalan’s latest works better than should be possible because of Hartnett, who plays a monster wearing the skin of a devoted family man.]( By Alison Willmore [Molly Kearney Departs the SNL Cast Ahead of Season 50 The news comes a day after fellow cast member Punkie Johnson announced her departure.]( By Hershal Pandya [What’s the Latest With Justin Timberlake’s DWI? His license was suspended during an August 2 hearing.]( By Victoria Bekiempis [How Brat Was Your July? All the memes that fell out of the coconut tree this month.]( By Kate Lindsay [ATEEZ Spent Every Waking Hour Prepping for This Tour “We were researching all day — in the car, outside, during practice, even up to the moment we slept.”]( By Jennifer Zhan [The 11 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend Crimes, mostly.]( By Savannah Salazar [M. Night Shyamalan Plot Twists, Ranked by Twistedness Where does Trap land on a scale from “stepping into something questionable on your commute,” to “your insides after late-night street meat.”]( By Megan Reynolds and James Grebey [Kneecap’s Provocative Irish Rap: ‘What Else Are We Gonna Do, Stay Traumatized?’ With a new biopic in theaters, the Irish-language hip-hop group Kneecap is aiming to bridge ancient divides — whether you speak the language or not.]( By Nate Jones [Purple Pain, Purple Pain This adaptation of Harold and the Purple Crayon might be worse than you imagined.]( By Jen Chaney [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Vulture Games [Today’s Crossword]( 19-Down, Three Letters: Tool in Dora the Explorer’s backpack Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images, Steve Granitz/FilmMagic, Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images [Today’s Cinematrix]( Can you name a Lupita N’yongo movie based on a book? Photo-Illustration: Vulture;Photos: Karwai Tang/WireImage, Universal Pictures/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images, Araya Doheny/Getty Images A newsletter about the perpetual Hollywood awards race, for subscribers only. [Sign up]( to get it every week. [Get the Newsletter]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1701 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved