Ryan Reynolds took six years to make 'Deadpool & Wolverine' because he didn't want to be an 'absentee' dad

Ryan Reynolds explained in a new interview that he wanted to prioritize being a father while making the third Deadpool movie.

"So it had been six years since the last one, and part of the reason is that it swallows my whole life," he told Garfield when asked about plans for more movies in the franchise. "I have four kids, and I don’t ever want to be an absentee [dad]. I kind of die inside when I see their faces, and they do a sports thing or something and I missed it." "I have four kids, and I don’t ever want to be an absentee [dad]. I kind of die inside when I see their faces, and they do a sports thing or something and I missed it." Lori Bashian is an entertainment production assistant for Fox News Digital. 

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The actor shares four children with wife Blake Lively: daughters James, 9, Inez, 7, Betty, 5, and son Olin, who was born in 2023.