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Mayor Scott Gillingham met Ryan Reynolds Wednesday, who was in town for IG Wealth Management\u2019s 100th anniversary celebration.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, Gillingham said the actor, best known for portraying an irreverent, erratic anti-hero on the big screen, is a \u201creally nice gentleman.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cA great Canadian,\u201d the mayor said. \u201cIt was great to have him in Winnipeg.\u201d<\/p>\n
IG\u00a0Wealth Management\u00a0didn\u2019t respond to questions Thursday about the reason Reynolds, who turns 50 Friday, was invited to the event.<\/p>\n
Gillingham described his conversation with the Deadpool franchise star and comic actor as \u201cquick and casual.\u201d<\/p>\n
They discussed turning 50 and Winnipeg\u2019s film industry reputation.<\/p>\n
\u201c(Reynolds) mused about sometime maybe coming to shoot something here,\u201d Gillingham said. \u201cI don\u2019t know if that\u2019s a commitment, but he certainly was musing about it.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf he comes back to shoot a movie or do anything in film, then we\u2019ll do all we can to help him out.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gillingham presented\u00a0IG Wealth Management\u00a0with an award for its centennial milestone.<\/p>\n
He said others in the film industry he\u2019s spoken to \u2014 including Jon Hamm and a Hallmark executive \u2014 have applauded the province\u2019s tax incentives.<\/p>\n
Production companies receive up to 65 per cent back on their corporate income tax if they staff their sets with Manitobans.<\/p>\n
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Another credit \u2014 that can\u2019t be used at the same time \u2014 returns up to 38 per cent back if directors shoot in the province.<\/p>\n
Reynolds donated to the Bruce and Anne Oake Memorial Foundation last year, a day before he and retired Hockey Night in Canada broadcaster Scott Oake were inducted into the Order of <\/a>Canada<\/a>.<\/p>\n Reynolds made a video calling substance abuse the \u201csingle greatest peace-time problem this country has ever faced,\u201d and lauded the Bruce Oake Recovery Centre\u2019s work.<\/p>\n The foundation didn\u2019t answer an interview request by end of day Thursday. It\u2019s unclear whether Reynolds visited or donated again this year.<\/p>\n gabrielle.piche@winnipegfreepress.com<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t Gabrielle Pich\u00e9 Gabrielle Pich\u00e9 reports on business for the Free Press. She interned at the Free Press and worked for its sister outlet, Canstar Community News, before entering the business beat in 2021. Read more about Gabrielle<\/a>.<\/p>\n Every piece of reporting Gabrielle produces is reviewed by an editing team before it is posted online or published in print \u2014 part of the Free Press\u2018s tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about Free Press\u2019s history and mandate<\/a>, and learn how our newsroom operates<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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