Lifestyle Health Ryan Reynolds Preps for' Deadpool 2' with His Favorite Ab Workout Ryan Reynolds is getting back into shape for his upcoming role in Deadpool 2 By Alexia Fernández Published on June 22, 2017 10:14PM EDT Ryan Reynolds is getting back into shape for his upcoming role in Deadpool 2. The 40-year-0ld actor was featured Thursday in an Instagram video by his trainer, Don Saladino, who is known as a trainer for “superheroes” in Hollywood. “@vancityreynolds performs on of his favorite ab exercises in preparation for #deadpool2,” Saladino wrote. FROM PEN: The Marvel Cinematic Universe Explained by Shirley Li’s Nerd Map Reynolds teased fans last week with a photo of the Merc with the Mouth on Instagram, lying down in front of the X-mansion from the X-Men films. “Dropped by X-Mansion. Looked closely for Beast’s lawn bombs before taking well deserved nap,” he wrote in the caption. Deadpool 2 is set to hit theaters in 2018.