“Perfect time for a little sabbatical from movie making.”
The actor just wrapped filming on his new movie Spirited — a musical version of A Christmas Carol, starring Ryan as a Scrooge-like figure, Octavia Spencer as his coworker, and Will Ferrell as the Ghost of Christmas Present.
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Oh god, does this mean I’m going to want to bone Scrooge?
In an Instagram post about the wrap, Ryan wrote, “Not sure I’d have been ready to say yes to a film this challenging even three years ago.”
“Singing, dancing and playing in the sandbox with Will Ferrell made a whole lotta dreams come true. And this is my second film with the great Octavia Spencer.”
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Ryan and Octavia were previously in a 2007 movie called The Nines.
Ryan then announced his break, writing, “Perfect time for a little sabbatical from movie making. I’m gonna miss every second working with this obscenely gifted group of creators and artists.”
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“These days, kindness matters as much as talent. I’ve been lucky to work with folks who are flush with both,” he concluded.
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Then, his wife — Blake Lively — popped into the comments to make a subtle dig at how Ryan wasn’t the only one to say he was quitting acting* that day, because of of course she did:
It’s not clear how this “little sabbatical” will affect Ryan’s upcoming projects, like Deadpool 3 — but, given how tired his IMDb page makes me just looking at it, I’m sure a break is a great idea (unless a break from acting = pursuing some kind of unhinged new profession).
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Also, and this is pure theory, but Blake has previously said that her and Ryan don’t take on projects at the same time so that the family can stay together — so maybe she has something big in the works?
Enjoy your sabbatical, Ryan!
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