Jake Gyllenhaal Was Right About Ryan Reynolds.

Overview

The video revisits Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds’ once-public friendship and argues that a 2018 tribute Jake wrote about Ryan looks different in hindsight. Jake described Ryan as someone who carefully built his Deadpool career and worked hard behind an easygoing public image. The narrator interprets this as a possible hint that Ryan is intensely competitive and likes to control his projects. This is the video’s framing, not proof of what happened between them.

Their Friendship and Life

Jake and Ryan met while filming the sci-fi horror movie Life in 2017. Their joking reportedly got so out of hand that they ruined takes. Ryan said a producer told him the wasted time had cost $100,000 in one day.

Their press tour continued the playful tone. They joked about Ryan’s fear of being buried alive, and Ryan tried to surprise-kiss Jake on camera; Jake walked away rather than play along. Other reports said Ryan skipped a UK appearance, leaving Jake and co-star Rebecca Ferguson to handle it, and that a live call to Ryan during an interview went unanswered. Even their dinners became friendly competitions over who was the better cook.

The Apparent Turning Point

The video marks 2019 as the apparent turning point. Jake brushed off red-carpet questions about Ryan. In a puppy interview, he named Deadpool the “biggest disaster” in the Marvel universe and joked about sending Ryan a puppy-damaged sweater. What looked like banter to viewers was later presented as evidence that Jake was fed up.

The narrator also connects their eventual silence to Ryan’s staged celebrity feuds and publicity pranks, including a Christmas-sweater prank Jake helped pull on Ryan.

Rebecca Ferguson’s Account

A major unresolved thread is Rebecca Ferguson’s later account of a volatile, insecure co-star who yelled at her and left her in tears. She did not name the person, and the video says people speculated about whether she meant Jake or Ryan. It also suggests, without establishing it, that Ryan’s team may have tried to shift suspicion toward Jake.

The Video’s Interpretation

The video contrasts the actors’ public philosophies: it portrays Ryan as driven by winning and relentless work, while presenting Jake as more skeptical of celebrity image-making and less interested in impressing people.

It also cites later anecdotes and allegations about Ryan’s behavior, including disputes with co-stars and his reported involvement in rewriting a scene for It Ends with Us. The conclusion treats these stories as support for the theory that Jake saw a more controlling side of Ryan early on. However, the subtitles do not establish exactly why their friendship ended.

People Mentioned

Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Reynolds, Rebecca Ferguson, Tom Holland, Hugh Jackman, Blake Lively, Taylor Swift, Martha Stewart, T.J. Miller, Dwayne Johnson, Joe Keery, and Emily Mortimer.