Celebrity Celebrity Relationships Ryan Reynolds Jokes Blake Lively 'Insists' He Wears Deadpool Mask Around the House: 'So I Just Do It' "I have an intense relationship with Deadpool," said the 'Deadpool & Wolverine' actor By Ingrid Vasquez Ingrid Vasquez Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor in Journalism. Before joining the team, she worked as an Editor at FanSided and provided work in the celebrity and lifestyle space for brands that include Teen Vogue, Cosmopolitan, EW, and more. People Editorial Guidelines Published on July 10, 2024 05:33PM EDT Close (L-R) Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool. Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty; Marvel Enterprises/20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock Ryan Reynolds will do anything to make his wife and kids happy. The dad of four, 47, shared about how he gets mentally and physically fit to play Deadpool — along with what his family thinks of the process — in a new interview with Variety. "It’s not so much about the aesthetic, though I have to fill out the suit. But you want people to see that you’re putting in the work," explained Reynolds in an interview alongside his Deadpool & Wolverine costar Hugh Jackman and director Shawn Levy. "It makes me feel like I earned it. I have an intense relationship with Deadpool," he said. "My middle daughter said, 'Daddy, when can you stop Deadpooling?' I was like, 'Soon, baby. I promise.' " Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds at the World Premiere of 'The Adam Project' held at Alice Tully Hall on February 28, 2022. Jacob King/PA Images via Getty Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman Have 'Real' Bromance, Says 'Deadpool 3' Director: They 'Love Each Other' After Levy, 55, joked that Reynolds needs "to stop wearing that mask in the house," Jackman, 55, chimed in, expressing, "Yeah, that’s getting weird." Reynolds joked, "It is weird. Listen, Blake [Lively] insists, so I just do it." He and Lively, 36, are parents to daughters James, 9, Inez, 7, Betty, 4, and a fourth baby, which they welcomed in February 2023. Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds attend 'The Adam Project' World Premiere. Noam Galai/Getty Images Hugh Jackman Shares It’s ‘Time to Shave’ as He Wraps Deadpool 3 with 'Best Mate' Ryan Reynolds Deadpool & Wolverine marks the third film in the franchise, following its 2016 original film and 2018 sequel. In February, Levy told PEOPLE that Reynolds and Jackman's onscreen chemistry is "electric." "I knew they were professionals. I knew they were the loveliest of gentlemen, but when you see them as Deadpool and Wolverine, something electric happens," he said. " And you're in the presence of icons and even as their good buddy, that gave me a thrill many a day. Hugh, Ryan, and I are very good friends in real life. We spend a lot of time together in real life." Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Speaking about his experience putting together the R-rated project, he joked that it "has corrupted my soul in ways that might be irrevocable." "I often joke to Ryan that I was a nice Canadian boy who didn't work blue … now I'm riffing R-rated content alongside the best in the business. So it's a fun one for sure," he said. Deadpool & Wolverine is in theaters July 26.