Actor Ryan Reynolds Says Happy to Be A 'Girl Dad'

Actor Ryan Reynolds kisses his daughter Ines while posing by
his star with his actor wife Blake Lively and their daughter James on
the Hollywood Walk of Fame. MARIO ANZUONI/REUTERS
Actor Ryan Reynolds kisses his daughter Ines while posing by his star with his actor wife Blake Lively and their daughter James on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. MARIO ANZUONI/REUTERS
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Actor Ryan Reynolds Says Happy to Be A 'Girl Dad'

Actor Ryan Reynolds kisses his daughter Ines while posing by
his star with his actor wife Blake Lively and their daughter James on
the Hollywood Walk of Fame. MARIO ANZUONI/REUTERS
Actor Ryan Reynolds kisses his daughter Ines while posing by his star with his actor wife Blake Lively and their daughter James on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. MARIO ANZUONI/REUTERS

Ryan Reynolds has mostly kept his family life with wife Blake Lively and their three daughters private.

But the Golden Globe nominee doesn't hesitate to express his love for his four favorite girls, the Daily Mail reported.

He recently admitted he 'never in a million years would've imagined' being a father to three girls, as he gushed about Lively and their daughters to Access Hollywood.

The 44-year-old actor said: "They're like the most capable people I know. If anything got crazy or scary in my life, they're the first people I would lean on because they have wisdom and strength and they're calm under fire."

"I love being a girl dad. I have three daughters, which I never would've imagined. I come from all boys. I have three older brothers — I'm the youngest of four boys," he added.

Reynolds also revealed how he and Lively, 33, prioritize their family.

"I try to be as present as possible. We don't split up. Like I shoot movies and my wife shoots movies, and we go travel all over the place and we just all go together."

He and Lively tied the knot in September of 2012, after meeting on the set of their 2011 superhero flick Green Lantern. They welcomed daughters James, five, in December of 2014, and Inez, four, in September of 2016.

The couple most recently announced the birth of baby Betty, one, in October, 2019.



Disney Reportedly to Spend $5 Bln in Europe, UK on New Blockbusters

FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Times Square Disney store is seen in Times Square, New York City, US December 5, 2019.  REUTERS/Nick Pfosi/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Times Square Disney store is seen in Times Square, New York City, US December 5, 2019. REUTERS/Nick Pfosi/File Photo
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Disney Reportedly to Spend $5 Bln in Europe, UK on New Blockbusters

FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Times Square Disney store is seen in Times Square, New York City, US December 5, 2019.  REUTERS/Nick Pfosi/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Times Square Disney store is seen in Times Square, New York City, US December 5, 2019. REUTERS/Nick Pfosi/File Photo

Disney plans to spend at least $5 billion in the UK and continental Europe over the next five years to produce blockbuster movies and TV shows, Jan Koeppen, its president across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, told Financial Times on Friday.

The company will commit about $1 billion a year in the region over the next five years across films, Disney+, National Geographic and other TV productions, Koeppen told FT.

Disney's plans could build on the recent success of films like "Inside Out 2" and the company's television business.

"Inside Out 2" notched $1.6 billion in global ticket sales and "Deadpool & Wolverine," which debuted in the current quarter, has brought in more than $850 million.

"We feel like we're really on a roll again with movies, which is fantastic,” Koeppen told FT.

Disney didn't immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment
Koeppen's comments follow Disney forecasting a 'moderation in demand' at its theme park business in coming quarters, pulling shares down 1.1% on Wednesday.

Koeppen leads Disney's EMEA business commercially and operationally in over 130 markets across the region, according to the company's website. His responsibilities include handling Disney+, motion pictures, television, content licensing and local original productions, the website showed.