Free Guy: Principal Photography Starts in Boston
20th Century Fox has started principal photography in the upcoming film Free Guy, starring Ryan Reynolds. Reynolds is bringing his comedic acting back to the screen in a movie about a bank teller who discovers he is a background character in an open world video game.
With Disney taking over for Fox, this will be one of the first films under new ownership. It will be interesting to see how audiences will react to this. The film will be out July 3, 2020, so there is still time to see what goes on during production. Hopefully with a cast like this, we won’t notice a difference!
Official Press Release
BURBANK, California (May 14, 2019) – Production has commenced on FREE GUY, an adventure-comedy from 20th Century Fox starring Ryan Reynolds(DEADPOOL, POKÉMON DETECTIVE PIKACHU) and directed by Shawn Levy (the NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM trilogy, STRANGER THINGS). Shooting in Boston, the film co-stars Jodie Comer (KILLING EVE), Lil Rel Howery (GET OUT), Taika Waititi(AVENGERS: ENDGAME, WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS), Joe Keery(STRANGER THINGS), and Utkarsh Ambudkar (MULAN).
Free Guy tells the story of a lonely bank teller who discovers he is actually a background character in the open-world videogame Free City.
FREE GUY is produced by Levy, Reynolds, Greg Berlanti (LOVE, SIMON, Riverdale), Sarah Schechter (Riverdale, DOOM PATROL), and Adam Kolbrenner (PRISONERS). Dan Levine(ARRIVAL), Mary McLaglen (RED SPARROW), Josh McLaglen (LOGAN), George Dewey and Mike McGrath are executive producers.Levy’s creative team includes director of photography George Richmond (Rocketman, Kingsman: The Secret Service), Emmy Award winning editor Dean Zimmerman (STRANGER THINGS, NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM franchise), production designer Ethan Tobman (ROOM, BEAUTIFUL BOY, BEYONCE: LEMONADE) and costume designer Marlene Stewart (NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: SECRET OF THE TOMB, THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS).
FREE GUY will be released by The Walt Disney Studios on July 3, 2020.
