Ryan Reynolds is set to star in a time-travel film as he reunites with Free Guy director Shawn Levy

Ryan Reynolds has been cast in a new time-travel adventure film, from the director of his forthcoming action flick Free Guy.

The actor, 43, is set to once again join forces with Shawn Levy for the as-yet-untitled project, which was previously known as Our Name Is Adam, it was revealed by The Hollywood Reporter on Friday.

According to the publication, while Ryan will star and Levy will direct, the pair will also produce the project alongside Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger and Maximum Effort ‘s George Dewey.

Ryan will portray a man who must travel back in time to get help from his 13-year-old self for the project, and other plot details are currently under wraps.

The film has been written by Jonathan Tropper whose scripte has been in and out of development since 2012, with Tom Cruise previously attached to star at one point. 

Meanwhile, Ryan and Stranger Things executive producer Shawn are currently anticipating the release of their movie Free Guy. 

It follows Ryan as the titular Guy – a bank teller who discovers that he’s actually a character living within an open-world video game – while Taika Waititi will play the owner of the company that makes the game, which is soon to be shut down.  

The comedy has been penned by Matt Lieberman and Zak Penn and the cast also features Killing Eve actress Jodie Comer and Stranger Things star Joe Keery. 

The Deadpool star has produced the film via his company, Maximum Effort, while Levy has also produced it with his 21 Laps Entertainment banner along with Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter of Berlanti Productions and Adam Kolbrenner. 

The movie was due to open July 4, but will now be released on December 11 amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis. 

Last week, the actor and his wife Blake Lively promoted a T-shirt for Conquer COVID-19, an emerging charity out of his native Canada that will help raise funds to get essential PPE and resources for healthcare workers.

‘Are you sick and tired of fashion? Is your mother-in-law hunting you?’ the Vancouver native wrote while wearing the  black shirt with white lettering that reads Conquer COVID-19.

‘We’re asking every Canadian to purchase this t-shirt, and as you can see, is boring as f***,’ the actor said in accompanying clip. ‘This shirt is so unremarkable that it actually renders its wearer completely invisible – for instance, I’m quarantining with my mother-in-law and she’s been looking for me for days.’

The charismatic star noted that all ‘of the proceeds of this horrific shirt are gonna go to buying PPE for frontline personnel in our most vulnerable communities.’

He added, ‘Now, I know that’s not an exciting prospect or point, but the faster we get those guys protected, the faster they get us back to boring.’

As the clip ended, the voice of his mother-in-law, Elaine Lively, called on him but he sat in place and didn’t say anything. She said, ‘I could have sworn I heard his voice.’