Ryan Reynolds launches The Group Effort Initiative for film diversity
Ryan Reynolds has launched The Group Effort Initiative in a bid to diversify the film industry.The Deadpool star will pay 10 to 20 trainees who are black, indigenous, other persons of color or from different marginalized backgrounds to work on set, using his own earnings from every movie he makes moving forward as part of the work experience program.“I’ve had a front-row seat to the immense talent of so many artisans, storytellers, and experts,” Ryan told The Hollywood Reporter in a statement on Friday (July 31, 2020). “Being a member of a film crew is a special experience – but that privilege hasn’t been extended to everyone.