#Free guy cast free

“I think it’s a unique sort of twist at the end, so I’m excited for people to see that,” Keery teases. Keery workshopped the earnest character with Reynolds and director Shawn Levy (with whom he’s worked for years on “Stranger Things”) developing an emotional arc that will take viewers by surprise. It was amazing already having that right at the onset, and then being able to do my work from there.”

It was a springboard for where his arc would take him on this little adventure with Milly. “He’s kind of depressed when we first meet him, and I kind of liked that. “When we meet him, he’s really at a low point in his life,” Keery says of the character. They developed a game together, but when Antoine (Taika Waititi) purchased it, Keys went on to work for his company while Milly took another path. Outside of the game, Keys has his own history with Molotov Girl, which actually the username of a woman named Milly, who happens to be Keys’ friend and former programming partner. Guy’s best friend, the bank security guard Buddy (Lil Rel Howery) is perfectly content with this routine, but when Guy meets Molotov Girl (Jodie Comer) he begins to wonder if there’s more. The game itself is more Grand Theft Auto than The Sims, so Guy and all the other NPCs (non-payable characters) are subject to a daily routine of morning coffee runs followed by casual bank robberies.

#Free guy cast free

Reynolds stars in the movie, playing Guy, a bank teller inside the popular video game, Free City.

Like Carey’s big bonus, Keery received one of his own – the opportunity to work alongside Reynolds in one of his first big films.