Ryan Reynolds may be known for his sarcasm and witty humor, but the Deadpool actor seems to have taken it to the next level with his hilarious posts on social media. While the actor is known to post pictures of himself, his wife, Blake Lively, and his upcoming projects, he has taken the time to welcome his new Wrexham AFC players and even shout out his friends and businesses. Over the last few months, the actor has blessed fans with updates about Deadpool 3 and shared heartwarming moments at home with his followers.

But recently, with the Venice Film Festival coming to an end, Ryan Reynolds took to his social media to share a hilarious anecdote about one of his businesses. However, it was the way he did it that caught the attention of his followers.

Ryan Reynolds’ social media announcement

In a recent Instagram story, Ryan Reynolds shared a fun fact about his $1.5 Billion business, Mint Mobile. The Proposal actor shared a grey screen to his followers on which he wrote using the create mode, “Mint Mobile received an 8 minute standing ovation in Venice.” While no further context was given by him, given his wit and sense of humor, it is easy to guess that his story was referring to all the films, actors, and directors who had received standing ovations at the film festival.

This post came just a week after Emma Stone took over the world at the Venice International Film Festival with her dazzling outfits and an 8-minute standing ovation for her film Poor Things. The film premiered at the festival earlier this month and got high praise.

However, the Spiderman actress was not the only one who got a standing ovation. The Venice crowd seemed to go wild for a lot of movies this year, marking more than ten 8-minute standing ovations.

Venice Film Festival 2023 – The year of standing ovations

Ryan Reynolds saw an opportunity to make a joke, and as always, he took it. The actor’s hilarious jibe came after multiple films that debuted at the Venice Film Festival were all met with several-minute-long standing ovations. From Emma Stone’s Poor Things to an experimental action film, Aggro Dr1ft, and Bradley Cooper’s Maestro, there were many films that received praise this year from critics.

But that was not all. Directors like Woody Allen and Roman Polanski also made their way to the festival with their films. Polanski’s The Palace also received a standing ovation from its audience. In total, around fourteen different films got standing ovations and amazing reviews. Many creators were emotional because of the praise, but some, like David Fincher, whose The Killer got a 5-minute ovation, were confused.

While the films may have been exceptional and gave fans new movies to look forward to, Ryan Reynolds’ sense of humor has stolen the spotlight once again.

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