--- title: Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds Laughing Life interview description: The two 'Life' actors showcased their blossoming bromance in an interview that quickly devolved into hysterics, jokes, and "useless" banter. canonical: https://time.com/4708024/jake-gyllenhaal-ryan-reynolds-interview/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-21T17:40:29.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:42:05.057Z og:title: Watch Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds Hilariously Goof Off og:description: The 'Life' actors couldn't contain their hysterics during a "useless interview." og:url: https://time.com/4708024/jake-gyllenhaal-ryan-reynolds-interview/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds Hilariously Goof Off twitter:description: The 'Life' actors couldn't contain their hysterics during a "useless interview." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds Hilariously Goof Off in a 'Useless Interview' > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Mar 21, 2017 5:40 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Mar 21, 2017 5:40 PM UTC A reporter had his work cut out for him when he sat down with [Jake Gyllenhaal](http://time.com/4663956/jake-gyllenhaal-singing-reactions/) and [Ryan Reynolds](http://time.com/4634365/ryan-reynolds-deadpool-oscar-video/) to discuss their upcoming movie, _Life_. Instead of responding to Fox 5 D.C.’s Kevin McCarthy’s serious queries about the sci-fi movie, Gyllenhaal and Reynolds made it clear they were there to play. (Reynolds even came decked out in a Hawaiian shirt.) They kicked things off by messing with [_Deadpool_](http://time.com/4645144/deadpool-suicide-squad-oscars/)tie pins, using them as jewelry before collapsing into hysterics. It was all downhill from there as they bantered nonsensically, _Deadpool_\-style. “We’re idiots, let’s be honest,” Gyllenhaal semi-apologized at one point. “This is such a useless interview, it’s so great.” “You have nothing usable here,” Reynolds added. “Ryan, seriously, come on,” Gyllenhaal chastised his friend at one point, even making fun of him for his inability to memorize lines. They finished up the interview by sticking their name tag stickers onto the interviewer’s jacket, and fitting in some final morbid humor. “And the truth is, we’re all gonna die,” Gyllenhaal deadpanned before getting up to shake McCarthy’s hand. “Great to talk to you!” Apparently the blossoming bromance between Reynolds and Gyllenhaal was also an issue on the _Life_ set, where they [got in trouble for goofing off between takes.](http://www.etonline.com/news/213387%5Fjake%5Fgyllenhaal%5Fand%5Fryan%5Freynolds%5Fgot%5Fdeep%5Ftrouble%5Ffor%5Fwasting%5Fso%5Fmuch%5Fmoney%5Fon%5Fthe%5Flife%5Fset/) With chemistry this obvious, it’s no wonder they’re impossible to keep to business. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4708024/jake-gyllenhaal-ryan-reynolds-interview/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4708024/jake-gyllenhaal-ryan-reynolds-interview/"},"headline":"Watch Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds Hilariously Goof Off in a 'Useless Interview'","datePublished":"2017-03-21T17:40:29.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:42:05.057Z","description":"The 'Life' actors couldn't contain their hysterics during a \"useless interview.\"","url":"https://time.com/4708024/jake-gyllenhaal-ryan-reynolds-interview/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4708024/jake-gyllenhaal-ryan-reynolds-interview/","name":"Watch Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds Hilariously Goof Off in a 'Useless Interview'"}}]}] ```