Ryan Reynolds is swapping heroics for wickedness for the first time in a while, as he’s set to play the villain in a new live-action film adaptation of the Eloise children’s books.

It’s a surprising move from Reynolds. Feel free to correct us in the comments, but it seems the last time the Canadian-born actor played a villain was all the way back in 2014, when he starred as a serial killer in the psychological comedy-horror movie The Voices , and even that film tried to give him a sympathetic angle.

The new Eloise adaptation is being directed by Gilmore Girls and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel creator Amy Sherman-Palladino, who is loved by many for her screwball dialogue and fast-paced storytelling. Reynolds, who is also producing the flick, should be very at home in that environ

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