Ryan Reynolds talks ‘IF,’ ‘dreamy’ Hugh Jackman, 4th child's name

Ryan Reynolds joins TODAY to talk about what drew him to the script for his new movie “IF” and how he wanted to make something where “nobody was being stabbed in the face.” In the wide-ranging interview, he also opens up about his family life, his Wrexham football club and uniting with Hugh Jackman in “Deadpool.”
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[@RedKingdom28]

4:10 Octopussy is crazy Ryan: “we’re all cancelled this morning congratulations everybody.” 🤣🤣

[@CraigMcfly1985]

😂😂😂😂😂 SG and Hoda.

[@jayu9642]

His sense of humour is insane. I wish i naturally had that lol

[@levent.a.7280]

If you had millions you'd be funny too.

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Grab Plex Chubby Children

[@manuelorozco7760]

Ryan sure has an interesting summer ahead of him with IF and Deadpool & Wolverine!

[@RedKingdom28]

One filled with 💰

[@manuelorozco7760]

@@RedKingdom28 Hopefully yes. And he knows how to surprise with luring audiences to the theater

[@Daniela-2208]

God. This man is handsome, hilarious and so charming. Him and Blake lively are so perfect together. She’s gorgeous and so genuine. Love it!

[@erictheisen3203]

What a great actor like Ryan Reynolds is!

[@Nini-ek6on]

Ryan is such a funny guy and wonderful family man

[@victoriascholl4607]

I hope Ryan keeps doing what he does! I am a fan, I loved the Free Guy, Red Notice, and the Adam project - I am hoping he keeps picking good projects!! 😉👍

[@anniehuckerby9281]

Great all of you ❤ Laughed soo hard Savanah octopussy 🤣🤣🤣 Ryan is always funny as a fellow Canadian 🇨🇦🥰❤

[@sambarnard3339]

Oh dear god!!!! You gotta love him.... Right?! 😂😂💜💜

[@user-jd9qw3om6o]

He and his wife are amazing human beings they give what they can to organizations from their heart. I enjoy his acting he is funny and good. Nice 4th child on the way the world will be a better world

[@marciabigg469]

4th child was born over a year ago

[@MatthewsFav]

Another comment by me. I was talking to a plumber recently and he told me a friend of his son went into the plumbing business and did his 4 years and is making good money. The same friend had a second son that went to college for 4 years got this masters and came out owning in loans what his plumber brother is making a year. So a trade is a great thing and nobody should discourage their child from going into a trade.

[@Mushroom321-]

" someone to give me strep throat " 😅😂

[@karenwong3170]

Love his shirt - he is also insanely likeable and a great storyteller.

[@shirinmonteiro8681]

Love his flowery shirt. Takes a real man to wear this. Kudos to him

[@MattUniversal]

lol savannah legit scared herself with that octopus messup

[@jgweems]

It's a James Bond film also, so I didn't understand the big deal. Lol

[@Notturnoir]

Roger Moore!!!

[@robinh4]

@@jgweems It's the states and it's daytime tv. They can't even say Schitt's Creek over there without having a banner on the screen spelling out the title.

[@JensDean23]

i so wanna watch this movie. This just made me cry. When they were discussing their own IF´s. For me, i just imagined the kids around me, as my friends. As i never had any myself. Wish they had been a bit more colorful.

[@JenShea]

Funny thing is, it was Gumby and POKEY... not Pookie. Pookie was a flying bunny rabbit.

[@fzq124]

Anybody tried calling that number in the background…just curious 😂

[@PeterSedesse]

was it a phone number? it had to many digits, right?

[@julesnorton2138]

Blake is so lucky to have Ryan as her hubby. If you're ever tired of Ryan, I'd be more than happy to take over. I love this man and everything about him so much 💜💜💜

[@brianj3663]

Haha, I'd be happy to step in for Ryan if he's ever tired of getting Blake pregnant. I'd be willing to volunteer my services 😀

[@willywonka4690]

He's lucky to have her...

[@brianj3663]

@@willywonka4690 He sure is. Imagine getting to breed Blake 4 times, he's one of the luckiest guys ever.

[@jellyrollnorton]

Love the background graphic with Ryan’s name on it. Well done, Today Show graphics.

[@hobibidibabidiboo]

I just finished the movie and I cried the whole time! This movie is just so wholesome I loved it

[@alexsilva-vn7jc]

Ryan bringing the quick wit chaos. Love it.

[@boogerlui]

He looks great for 47! Chris Pine is 5 years younger but looks 60 lol

[@Notturnoir]

No he doesn’t 🌲the Poolman is great 🏊‍♂️

[@RaymondHng]

He looks so young when he's clean shaven.

[@Kanoog]

@@RaymondHng Right! People are confusing their movie roles with real life. I mean you should have seen Brad Pitt in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

[@snooksv3172]

Hair fibres will do that.

[@annmarievalenti9264]

Great interview 👍 ❤😂😂😂

[@tarar1998]

Ryan is the best interview ever!

[@lovehilaryanne]

I'm coming to the realization I never had a imaginary friend. I just always believed my stuffed animals were real animals

[@Sdority905]

Same!

[@Disciplined_Fate]

So this IF movie is just Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends that aired between 2004 to 2009 on Cartoon Network but as a movie with Ryan Reynolds added in it. Wow, so original 🤣

[@shreknet]

When morning tv works

[@marcelaroblesrey2038]

I LOVE RYAN REYNOLDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@benbrandt1074]

Wore the same shirt in the fandango interview. When it works it works!

[@Jaachi_Aaron-CJ041]

I am signing on to the final interview for the 1st thing in the morning starring Ryan Reynolds.

[@grayb7420]

Love his shirt!!

[@annafoley5061]

Good interview 😅

[@joanneduclos3550]

I’m sorry, great interview if you can ignore the throngs of idiots waving in the background 🤷‍♀️

[@lynnroberts76]

There were idiots in the background? Who looks past Ryan?

[@LaceyPletcher]

Does anyone know what the shirt he’s wearing is and where I can get one??????

[@chrisp1355]

He is looking so fit! Those kids must be keeping his busy.

[@brianj3663]

Raising 4 girls must be so great. He's one lucky dad for sure.

[@deborahbaker4770]

She looks very pretty 🤩

[@deborahbaker4770]

That look’s good 👍🏻

[@markbrown3558]

The signs in background are really annoying.

[@naomiarram5187]

What was that yellow one with the numbers doing?

[@user-qx4ic4db4f]

Jus gotta kick sum butt!

[@Peter-cw6gx]

Ryan's really living a dream life, imagine getting to breed Blake Lively 4 times 😀

[@tashamiel]

I love Ryan Reynolds, I love Ryan Reynolds, I love Ryan Reynolds, I love Ryan Reynolds, I love Ryan Reynolds.

[@roberthevern6169]

Ryan will always be 'Will Hayes' to me!

[@ericwiese7479]

For me he will always be Van Wilder😊

[@wendywilson9931]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@SWandTheMarvelsFan2009]

I'm still wondering about what happened to that "Society of Explorers and Adventurers" movie Ryan was planning to do with the co-director/screenwriter of my favorite movie.

[@regionalcinema2010]

Octopussy 😂 I buy that

[@MotelsonMars]

We love you Mr. Co-Chairman! Up the Town!

[@TheRosalesFamily2025]

😂😂😂😂😂what is it about Nasty words in adults 😂😂😂😂❤

[@GOD_OF_STORIES07]

He roasted Americans right there 😂... It's called Football not Soccer

[@michaelhake2291]

WE KNOW

[@cocolimecream]

Still can't forget Ryan and Blake got married at a plantation!

[@tugcebalta86]

Hey, I totally know English. So I can even compose a song. 😆 I knew, what you mean, it's true quitely.

[@shaboom362]

Hard to look at the people being interviewed when everyone walking by are making faces, dancing and all other sorts of stuff behind them. I’ve walked by while they were filming although no this episode and I just stopped and looked a little and walked on by.

[@ublu3631]

Crazy to hear two host, female hosts!, talk to a father as if taking care of his kids without the mother for a day or two is such an admirable achievement and not what it actually is: just being a parent. In 2024! Wild.

[@marthaferguson2799]

So close to being on the same time as Stray Kids

[@milliebean6687]

Foster Home for Imaginary friends 🦁🐯🐱🐶🐻🐼

[@calvee1100]

Yep!

[@tinay9491]

it's WAY past time to do away with crowd cameras...... distracting, insulting.

[@Celestial26]

Ryan’s voice is so high pitched. I never realized the feminine quality of his voice.

[@bvandyke10]

i literally thought the same thing haha i'm so used to hearing his voice but for some reason it sounds so different here, like I've never really noticed it before

[@stephani7557]

Because he used to not act that way. Its weird.

[@yamilejimenez3467]

Yeah, he’s very feminine 🤔🤔

[@idemandapeach]

He lives in a house with 5 women, people.

[@wizardglick7762]

She’s right. Octopussy was a James Bond film from the early 80’s.

[@vivianaespinoza5281]

I bet John kransinski might get pantsed or his pants will fall down in the movie once or twice

[@Osiwan960]

Savannah Guthrie 😍😍😍

[@margmcmillan]

We all need to get in touch with our imagination and develop that imaginary friend if we did not recall having one.

[@bluelightning6167]

the lady in the background. shout out

[@ImTheConqueror]

Judith??????!!!!

[@Rinarina309]

His voice sounds kinda higher...

[@sahara3790]

His voice?

[@JackFlicks]

No I think it's joe's voice.

[@jimmyispromo]

Just leave the camera straight on all 3. People in the background is as annoying as the camera switching.

[@Jewel5912]

Have a screen behind the interviews please…the people are distracting.

[@user-qf7ud5de9h]

Julep

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

Only Canadians would pronounce "Pokey" as "Pookey", eh? ;-P

[@mm7846]

I was wondering 😅

[@CorHor]

Ooooh you sob! We're cute with our dumb pronunciations

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

@@CorHor Oh, don't make a big deal aboot it... ;-P

[@KH-nt7ej]

I am Canadian and I say Pokey. I was actually wondering why he mispronounced it.

[@kellywawro3132]

What’s the big deal that they won’t tell the gender in the name of their fourth child? It’s got to be a year old already what’s the big secret?

[@invadermarkb]

that's what I'm wondering like I respect their privacy, but still lol

[@tnysgrl41]

We don't even know the gender! They weren't so secretive with the first three...maybe it's a boy!

[@VH07654]

I agree, it is very fishy. Maybe the baby suffers from a disease and they don’t want to advertise it?

[@Notturnoir]

The host messed up in how she asked-- she should have bluffed him that the news was already out- she blew it

[@Peter-cw6gx]

@@tnysgrl41 It feels like if they didn't have a boy Ryan will probably keep on breeding Blake until they do. Lol, I bet he probably wants a son.

[@ouroborostechnologies696]

It's called Football because IT IS football. Americans 🙄

[@MrMikenecrotic]

“Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends “

[@JustinBanet]

What. If....

[@mattbosley3531]

I had real friends as a kid so I never felt the need for imaginary friends. Or maybe I just had less imagination? I don't know.

[@kyle6209]

You can tell Ryan hates being on that show lol😂

[@miriamgreen3973]

Pokey not pookey oh em gee 😅

[@HS2ND]

He plays himself even in his films..his humor with Jackman aimed at being cute is irritating.

[@medina__anidem]

Why does he sound like that

[@anthonyphares4099]

People actually have imaginary friends? I never did.

[@mmmmmmmmmmmmmm859]

Lol 😂

[@sheilariggle8653]

I can't even stay focused with all the people waving! UGH!

[@artemia79]

Dude! Time for the snip. 3 was too many

[@Kanoog]

It's "OctoCat" not Octopus or Octopussy.

[@awumbah]

Only because your wife is busy and away for business, does not mean you are a single parent! @ Ryan

[@SugarsugarFruity-hz6lz]

It was a joke, sweetheart. Don't take life so seriously.💀

[@awumbah]

@@SugarsugarFruity-hz6lz chill!

[@TruDis01]

Was he always this fruity?

[@tedflanc1024]

Forget the name. People just want to know the gender!!!

[@GOD_OF_STORIES07]

A girl maybe who knows

[@Notturnoir]

It’s Reynaldo!

[@luannrice-ue4fh]

The women constantly laughing was annoying. He wasn't that funny. Glad he's a good father.

[@Gundam79]

IF and Imaginary were only made to copy and try to sabotage Studio Ponoc's The Imaginary... Ain't no way two imaginary friend movies just happened to come out while Ponoc's The Imaginary got delayed for the animators to work on The Boy and the Heron. John Krasinski is talentless and shameless.

[@tonyholland9706]

This film was crap

[@jake-qn3tl]

He's really annoying

[@cecileblouin7151]

🤮🤮🤮