Blake Lively Quips She’d Be an “A--hole” If She Did This

According to Blake Lively, praising one’s own movie is more than a simple favor.

As the It Ends With Us star recently pointed out, it benefits the actors to encourage people to go see their movie—though in the case of the new Colleen Hoover adaptation, premiering August 9, the praise is well worth it.

“The movie comes out in three weeks and it's actually so good,” Blake told E! News of It Ends With Us at the July 22 premiere of Deadpool & Wolverine in NYC. “I say ‘it's actually’ because we're always like, ‘Yeah our movie so good, go see it.’ You’re like paid to do that.”

Though the 36-year-old quickly conceded, “They don't actually pay you to promote the movie. They should. They pay you to be in the movie, but you always kind of have to say it's great, or you're an a--hole. But this one genuinely is really great.” (For more from the premiere, tune into E! News tonight, July 23 at 11 p.m.)

But before her own film comes out, Blake is all-in when it comes to supporting husband Ryan Reynolds newest installment in the Deadpool franchise, which also costars Hugh Jackman as Wolverine.

In fact, the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants alum tapped her BFF Gigi Hadid to pay homage to the film’s superheroes at the premiere. For her part, Blake arrived in a sultry, ruby-red catsuit and high ponytail that looked very Deadpool.

Gigi, meanwhile, channeled Wolverine in a mustard yellow get-up featuring a bandana top, low-waisted skirt and matching handbag.

Though don’t take their outfits as choosing a side in the Deadpool vs. Wolverine rivalry. As Gigi said to E! News, “We’re both on both teams. I guess we'll see. I have to see the movie, and then I'll decide.”

And his wife’s support clearly means a lot to Ryan himself, as he took a moment during his onstage speech at the premiere to share a tribute to her and their children: daughters James, 9, Inez, 7, and Betty, 4, as well as their fourth baby, whose name Ryan revealed to be Olin.

"I want to start by saying thank you to my wife Blake, who is here," the 47-year-old said. "I want to thank my kids James, Inez, Betty, Olin, who are here: I hope that, if I’m lucky, this moment will be the most traumatic thing—that is, the contents of this movie—that happens in your wondrous life."

As he simply put it, "I love that my entire family is here."

- Reporting by Emily Curl

And for more on how Blake and Ryan went from a duo to a family of six, keep reading.

Blake and Ryan's superhero flick, The Green Lantern, was released in theaters.

As their romance heated up, speculation that the two had already swapped vows started to spread. However, it turned out to be untrue.

Blake and Ryan tied the knot during a private ceremony in South Carolina on Sept. 9, 2012.

Blake and Ryan looked absolutely stunning—and even showed some rare PDA—at the fashion event.

The pair looked like an old Hollywood couple at the Cannes Film Festival.

Blake announced her pregnancy on her lifestyle website Preserve, with the company sharing in a blog post: "Preserve at its core is about family. 'Family' is the single word our founder, Blake built this home on."

She gave birth to her and Ryan's first child, a daughter named James, in December 2014.

 

Blake proudly supported her hubby at a special fan screening of Deadpool in New York City.

These two own the red carpet, as they did at the 2016 amfAR gala.

Blake showed off her growing baby bump during a Cat & Jack event for Target. 

She and Ryan welcomed their second child, a daughter named Inez, in September 2016.

When it was time for Ryan to receive his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Blake made sure their two kids were in attendance. 

The two sure make a handsome couple!

Blake and Ryan coordinated in blue accents at the opening of Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art of the In-Between exhibition. 

Blake confirmed she was expecting her third child with Ryan when she showed off her baby bump at the premiere of Detective Pikachu.

The couple welcomed daughter Betty in October 2019.

Blake and Ryan served as co-chairs at the 2022 Met Gala, which was themed America: An Anthology of Fashion.

The actress was on hand to cheer on Ryan's soccer team Wrexham AFC in Wales.

Blake shared that she was expecting again during an appearance at the Forbes Power Women's Summit: "I just like to create. Whether that's baking or storytelling or businesses or humans, I just really like creating."

She welcomed her and Ryan's fourth child in early 2023.

In February 2023, Blake revealed she welcomed the couple's fourth child. "We wouldn't do this four times if we didn't love it," Ryan later shared during a CNBC interview. "Everybody's doing great. Everybody's actually doing fantastic."

 

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