Ryan Reynolds Brightens a Terminally Ill 5-Year-Old Fan's Day With a FaceTime Tour of 'Deadpool 2' Set

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The 'Deadpool' star proved yet again that he's one of the kindest actors in Hollywood.


Ryan Reynolds
really cares about his fans.

The star did his part to help make a terminally ill child's dream come true by calling the young Marvel superfan from the set of Deadpool 2.

When 5-year-old Daniel Downing was diagnosed with a particularly aggressive form of brain cancer earlier this month, his parents set about trying to arrange a phone call from the Deadpool star to help raise their son's spirits.


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Reynolds was more than happy to speak with the young fan, and the touching meeting was caught on camera. The phone call quickly turned into a FaceTime conversation when Downing asked if he could show Reynolds his Deadpool T-shirt.

"Ah that's awesome, what an awesome T-shirt!" Reynolds exclaimed. "You know, I'm the only guy who doesn't have one of those T-shirts. I need to get one of those."

The father of two later asked Downing if he's seen Deadpool, to which the little boy said had seen it multiple times.

"You're a little young," Reynolds said, laughing.


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Reynolds made Downing's day even brighter when he revealed that he was standing outside the set of the upcoming sequel, and then gave him a sneak peek with a fun tour.

This isn't the first time the 40-year-old star made sure to bring some joy to a young kid battling cancer. Last year, Reynolds visited a 13-year-old Deadpool fan named Connor McGrath in Alberta, Canada, to show him a special screening of the movie weeks before it hit theaters. Check out the video below to hear more.