Ryan Reynolds’ ‘Underdogs’ Simulcast Announcement Comes With a Hilariously Bizarre Disney Email

Ryan Reynolds leaps from the Merc with a Mouth to the wild west with Underdogs, a National Geographic series diving into nature’s oddballs—think less majestic, more delightfully weird. Between producing Welcome to Wrexham and wowing Marvel fans, Reynolds is set to narrate these underappreciated critters with his signature wit. But beneath this quirky wildlife tale, an animation powerhouse has surfaced, promising a fresh mashup of belly laughs, wildlife, and surprise that only Reynolds could deliver.

Ryan Reynolds juggling Marvel madness and quirky docs is nothing new, but here the stakes are different. Alongside critters doing all kinds of crazy stuff and hilarious moments, a Disney movie is bubbling up. 

Ryan Reynolds drops a post that is equal parts strange and brilliant

Ryan Reynolds just dropped some wild news on Instagram—his new NatGeo show Underdogs caught Disney’s eye so much, they are giving it a prime-time boost with a simulcast on ABC. But instead of a boring press release, Reynolds shared an email that reads like the script of a nature documentary gone absolutely off the rails. With phrases like “proboscis on monkey” and “vulture eating from animal…” peeking through the blacked-out text, it is clear this show is packing more surprises than a squirrel’s secret stash.

The email wraps up with a courteous “happy to provide more context,” which feels like a dare after glimpsing shots of “a man being peed on.” If this is just the email, imagine what the show will deliver! Fan excitement has only skyrocketed since the post went live. Turns out Ryan Reynolds is not just lighting up Netflix with his hit movies recently—there is more where that Underdogs quirkiness came from in the more unique projects he is cooking up next.

Ryan Reynolds has something else simmering—something involving the galaxy of Darth Vader, bounty hunters like Cad Bane, and maybe even the underworld cliques of Jabba the Hutt.

Ryan Reynolds might just be plotting a Star Wars first

Turns out Deadpool is not done shaking up Disney. On The Box Office podcast with Scott Mendelson, Ryan Reynolds casually dropped that he once pitched an R-rated Star Wars movie to Disney—and no, he would not be starring in it. “That would be a bad fit,” he joked. Instead, he would like to be producing something bolder, grittier, and much more emotional, centered around lesser-known characters instead of the usual Jedi crew.

Do not expect lightsabers and F-bombs flying everywhere. Reynolds pitched the R-rating as a “Trojan horse” to explore real emotion, not just space chaos. He believes “surprise” and “scarcity” are the magic combination missing in today’s Star Wars overload, especially with Disney+ flooding screens. While there is no word yet from the studio, the pitch alone has fans wondering—could Reynolds be the one to take Star Wars where it has never gone before?

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