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Ryan Reynolds Says His 2-Year-Old Loves Green Lantern, Turning Past Flop Into Parenting Lesson

He shared the anecdote at The Wall Street Journal's CMO Council Summit to underscore a gentler parenting philosophy.

Overview

  • Reynolds told the WSJ CMO Council Summit that his son Olin, 2, watches 2011’s Green Lantern every day.
  • He cited the film when asked about a failure that became a lesson, reframing the widely panned movie as part of his growth.
  • He recalled an earlier career phase of deference — “Yes, sir. No, sir. How high can I jump, sir?” — and said he aims to be the “architect” of outcomes.
  • He described a soft parenting approach with little yelling or punishment and said kids do not need to be “screwed up” to produce good work.
  • Reynolds and Blake Lively, who met on Green Lantern, have four children — James, 10, Inez, 9, Betty, 6, and Olin, 2 — and rarely share family details.