KEY POINTS

  • Ryan Reynolds shared photos of his celebrity pals who made cameo appearances on "Free Guy"
  • They include Chris Evans, Channing Tatum, Hugh Jackman, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and John Krasinski
  • Krasinski, Johnson and Jackman lent their voices to the film

Ryan Reynolds is thankful to his celebrity pals who made cameos in his new movie "Free Guy."

The "Deadpool" star expressed his gratitude to them on Instagram Tuesday, sharing photos of himself with Chris Evans, Channing Tatum, Hugh Jackman, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and John Krasinski.

"This movie is about friendship. And friendship is at its simplest, just showing up," Reynolds wrote in the caption. "While I don’t have photos of everyone, here’s to all the incredible pals who showed up for this film. #FreeGuy."

Reynolds' pictures with Evans and Tatum appeared to have been taken on the set of "Free Guy," while the others do not. However, Jackman, Johnson and Krasinksi did not actually appear on-screen and instead have voice cameos.

Reynolds' fans couldn't help but express their excitement over "Free Guy's" many celebrity cameos, especially Evans' brief appearance in the film.

"About died when Chris Evans had his cameo," one commented with a face with tears of joy emoji.

"EVERYONE YELLED AND CLAPPED WHEN CHRIS APPEARED," another added.

"The Chris Evans cameo was genius, loved it, and loved the movie so much," a third opined.

Director Shawn Levy told Entertainment Weekly that Evans agreed to film a cameo despite his busy schedule filming his Apple TV+ show "Defending Jacob."

"I recall Chris being like, 'Well, I'm really busy, but if you can get me in and out in like 10 minutes, sure. Why not?'" the director said.

According to Levy, they sneaked Evans into a restaurant, in which the windows were all covered up. "Chris rolled up, we walked him right into his seat in front of the camera, shot him, hugged it out, and he was on his way in less than 10," he shared.

Reynolds' "Free Guy" had a strong opening weekend at the domestic box office, earning $28.4 million in North American theaters. The actor celebrated its success over the weekend by sharing a poster on Instagram with text that read, "#1 Movie In The World."

"Well, if everyone says so. #FreeGuy is in theaters. Cool stuff happens. Unrelated, did Joe Keery delete his Instagram account? I can’t tag him," Reynolds wrote in the caption.

Reynolds also announced Saturday, just a day after the movie was released, that a sequel is on its way. "Aaaannnnd after 3 years messaging 'Free Guy' as an original IP movie, Disney confirmed today they officially want a sequel. Woo hoo!!" he wrote on Twitter.

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Actor Ryan Reynolds attends Netflix's "6 Underground" premiere on Dec. 10, 2019 in New York City. Jason Mendez/WireImage