Archie Leach just so happens to be Grants real name before he changed it.
Deadpoolproducer Simon Kinberg (X-Men: Apocalypse) mentions Grant when talking about Reynolds.
Its the first model that comes to mind, Kinberg says.
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Thats the thing about Ryan he can be 100 percent viable in different genres.
And he has this ironic presence and a quality of playful ribbing that audiences respond to.
Deadpoolscreenwriters Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese, likewise, recognized the similarities between the two men.
Usually when youre a funny actor, you look like us, Wernick says with a laugh.
Cary Grant was both funny and handsome.
Reese agrees: Ryan is a great wit and a great improviser.
Ryan was just so subtly great at understanding the irony in the role.
Its as if she suddenly realized, Oh my God, its Cary Grant!
Its not difficult to imagine a Reynolds character provoking a similar reaction.
