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.
Watch: Ryan Reynolds Supports Cancer Patient With Sweetest Facebook Message
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...
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.
Watch: Ryan Reynolds Supports Cancer Patient With Sweetest Facebook Message
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...
- 7/20/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
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