before doing a role, did you prepare by enmeshing yourself in videogames culture? no... yes and no. i mean, i — i became as familiaras i — i possibly could with the subject matter. i mean, you know, in addition to matt lieberman and zak penn, i did a draft of the script, as well as shawn levy, so for the writing part, for sure, you know, you just had to be literate in the gaming world. um, but i would do it enough just to get to know it, but i also recognise the kind of slippery slope, because it's so much fun — that you can reallyjust, you know, i could easily see myself blowing off walking the kids to school and jumping into some fortnite instead. so i had to sort of walk that fine line between, you know, research and, you know, parent. and husband. reynolds�* in—game guyjoins forces withjodie comer�*s levelled—up real—world player. i don't suppose this thing can fly?