One of Ryan Reynolds' worst movies is getting a sequel

There’s no doubt that Ryan Reynolds is a talented guy. 

In fact, the second movie in the franchise has an almost identical Rotten Tomatoes score across audience and critic reaction, at a respectable 85 and 84 per cent.

The 2013 Universal Pictures movie is hailed as one of Reynold’s worst works to date, having racked up just a 12 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes and 25 percent on Metacritic. 

The comic book adaptation garnered apathetic reviews from critics and grossed just $78 million, despite having a $130 million budget. Ouch.

So, it’s certainly come as a surprise for viewers that the movie’s creators are trying to claw it back with a follow-up film, titled R.I.P.D. 2: Rise Of The Damned.

Another person on the platform, Kalvin Koskela, asked: “What kind of universe do we live in where Close Enough and Infinity Train are yanked from HBO Max but somehow Universal gives R.I.P.D. and 47 Ronin sequels despite both films being terrible in quality and having crashed and burned at the box office?”

Someone else, who goes by @thefilmology on the site, said: “R.I.P.D. getting a sequel before The Nice Guys is my villain origin story.”

Despite the reasoning behind the follow-up perhaps being unknown by onlookers, one thing is known to be true: Reynolds will not be a part of the film.

Rise Of The Damned is headed up by director Paul Leyden, while Richard Fleeshman, Jake Choi, Kerry Knuppe and Stephanie Levi-John have been confirmed to be a part of the cast.