**Mark Ruffalo Reveals He Had a “Dream” About Punching Ryan Reynolds in the Face**
*Published Oct. 20, 2025, 8:00 p.m. ET*
Mark Ruffalo recently made a surprising revelation about having a “dream” of what it would look like to punch Ryan Reynolds in the face, RadarOnline.com can reveal. With Reynolds’ recent cringe-worthy moments — including a red carpet spat with Eugene Levy and a rude interaction with a child reporter — many critics might have shared the same fantasy of socking the star in the kisser.
However, Ruffalo, 57, actually got to do just that for a movie role. The scene in question was filmed for 2022’s *The Adam Project*, and Ruffalo said he envisioned the punch in his head before shooting the scene with Reynolds, 48.
“It was written that way, and we did a rehearsal, and I had a dream that that’s what the punch should look like, and I just did what I did in my dream,” Ruffalo revealed during a new video with GQ where he discussed every film role he has ever done.
“And we did it, and they were all laughing, and [director Shawn Levy’s] like, ‘Well, let’s do it again, but I think we have it,’” the actor said with a laugh.
Ruffalo noted this was one of those spontaneous moments where “it was just like the spontaneity, and, you know, it was right there,” describing his epic on-screen punch of the Deadpool star.
### ‘No Ease With Each Other’
While promoting *The Adam Project*, Reynolds spoke kindly of working with Ruffalo, although their interview appeared a bit stiff as they gave each other compliments.
“It’s a great thing about working with amazing actors is that you don’t have to work as hard. The actual job becomes exponentially easier when you work with really great actors,” Reynolds stated plainly.
Ruffalo added, “And it’s playful. I mean, that playfulness really translates as well as the ease with each other. And what does a family have except for no ease with each other,” deadpanning slightly while avoiding eye contact with his co-star.
### Red Carpet Spat
Reynolds has recently found himself embroiled in several controversies that painted him in a negative light. At the premiere of the new John Candy documentary, *John Candy: I Like Me*, Reynolds engaged in an expletive-filled exchange on the Toronto International Film Festival red carpet with Eugene Levy, 78.
Lip reader Nicole Hickling analyzed the moment for RadarOnline.com, noting Reynolds looked tense before telling Levy, “Bull—-, man.” Allegedly, Levy responded, “Language, you don’t need to speak so harsh.”
Hickling claimed Reynolds angrily fired back, “Please don’t ever tell me how I can talk to people.”
### Mocking His Only Son
At the same event, Reynolds was accused of being “mean and rude” to a child reporter from CTV. The *Free Guy* star leaned down and bluntly asked, “Hi, what’s your question for me buddy?” When the young boy tried to introduce himself and said, “Hi Ryan, nice to meet you,” Reynolds quickly interrupted with a curt, “Nice to meet you too, let’s skip to the question.”
In recent weeks, the Aviator Gin founder also made snide remarks about his only son with wife Blake Lively, after previously welcoming three daughters together.
During an appearance on Seth Meyers’ NBC late-night talk show, Reynolds said their little boy, Olin, 2, “came out with three things on his mind. It was violence, breasts, and engines.”
He further added that he wouldn’t have had more children if a son had come first.
“I can’t, if I had, like, three boys at first, I would never. There’s no way,” Reynolds huffed. “I would give myself a punching vasectomy.”
https://radaronline.com/p/mark-ruffalo-fantasied-about-punching-ryan-reynolds-working-together/