As far as Blake Lively is concerned, Ryan Reynolds is a dream come true.
The Gossip Girl alum used her Instagram Story on Wednesday to gush about her husband and his upcoming live-action/animated movie IF, about a girl who can see imaginary friends.
“What if everything you believed as a kid was real?” asks the trailer Lively shared, before it breaks into a scene of Reynolds meeting a fuzzy purple imaginary friend.
“Everything I believed as a kid did turn out to be true,” Lively wrote over the clip. “His name is @vancityreynolds.”
The Gossip Girl alum then joked, “Well, his legal name isn’t At Vancity Reynolds. But he is dreamy and he is in @ifmovie which is also pure magic.”
In a separate slide on her Story, Lively joked that she “disappear[s] into a role” as Octocat—a sweet wide-eyed gray kitten dressed in a red octopus costume. The character is actually voiced by Awkwafina, per IMDb.
Reynold stars in IF as Cal alongside 17-year-old Cailey Fleming, who plays Bea—the girl who sees fantastical creatures. They are joined by plenty of other well-known actors. Written, produced, and directed by actor John Krasinski, the movie also features his wife, Emily Blunt, who voices a unicorn, as well as Steve Carell, Matt Damon (who plays a flower), Vince Vaughn, Maya Rudolph, the late Louis Gossett Jr., Richard Jenkins, and stand-up comedian Sebastian Maniscalco, among others.
IF hits theaters this May 17.
Rosa Sanchez is the senior news editor at Harper's Bazaar, working on news as it relates to entertainment, fashion, and culture. Previously, she was a news editor at ABC News and, prior to that, a managing editor of celebrity news at American Media. She has also written features for Rolling Stone, Teen Vogue, Forbes, and The Hollywood Reporter, among other outlets.
