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Ryan Reynolds Inspired Blake Lively to Star in This Film

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively just keep getting cuter. The story of how they fell in love is adorable, and the way they talk about their daughter James is so sweet.


It makes sense that they encourage each other in their careers as well. In fact, Reynolds was part of the reason why Lively decided to star in her next film, The Shallows, which comes out June 24. Lively plays a surfer who is severely injured by a shark attack; she gets trapped on a rock away from shore as she tries to survive. The film relies on her as the sole actor in a very challenging role.

Her husband’s role in Buried led her to take on this intense part: “My husband did a movie called Buried and that was one of the reasons why I wanted to take on this movie so much, because I know how tough that was for him and how rewarding it was. It was terrifying and one of the most vulnerable things you can do but you gotta do it, right?”

The inspiration they give each other is clearly relationship goals. Keep it up, you two!

Olivia Shaw is a senior at UNC Greensboro. She is an English major and plans to write a book someday soon. She is fluent in TV references to "The Office" and "Spongebob" and wishes she lived in Stars Hollow. Her ideal day consists of eating undercooked brownies and playing her ukulele.