Ryan Reynolds Will Hire and Financially Support Marginalized Trainees to Work on His Next Film

The actor's new Group Effort Initiative is focused on opportunities for BIPOC creatives

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Ryan Reynolds is putting part of his next film’s salary toward bringing more members of underrepresented groups into the filmmaking process.

The actor announced a diversity program on Friday called Group Effort Initiative. Through it, Reynolds will hire 10 to 20 trainees who are Black, Indigenous, people of color or otherwise members of marginalized groups to work on the set of his next film, slated to begin production this fall. The Deadpool star will pay for the group’s wages and housing out of his own salary.

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