Ryan Reynolds is looking back at Green Lantern.
The 48-year-old actor appeared on stage at the 2025 Time100 Summit on Wednesday (April 23) held at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City.
During his conversation, Ryan shared the life lesson he learned after his 2011 DC Comics superhero movie flopped with both fans and critics.
Keep reading to find out more…“I learned all the most amazing lessons I could ever have in the creative space from that movie,” Ryan said, via THR. “On that film I saw a lot of money being spent on special effects, all sorts of stuff. And I remember suggesting, ‘Why we don’t we write like a scene the way people would talk? I don’t know, it could be a fun exchange of dialogue that all doesn’t cost anything?’”
He went on to say that the big “lesson” he learned from that movie was “character over spectacle.”
The greatest superpower I ever had in my life, I’m not saying about just my career or anything, was knowing who I am,” Ryan added.
Other stars that appeared at the Time100 Summit included Nicole Scherzinger, Demi Moore (and her little pooch Pilaf), Rainn Wilson, and Nikki Glaser.
Find out why Hugh Jackman recently threw some shade at Ryan.
Click through the gallery for more photos of the stars at the event…
