em Free Guy' /em s Ending Lets Disney Have Its Cake and Eat It, Too

This post contains spoilers for Free Guy. Free Guy, Ryan Reynolds' new, hammy vehicle in which he plays a self-aware video game character, didn't start its life as a Disney movie. The movie was already in production when the House of Mouse bought Fox, at which point the comedy became yet another member of the Disney family. Despite being a bland Fortnite or Grand Theft Auto Online rip-off, Free City is apparently massively popular around the world: Real-life streamers Ninja and Jacksepticeye make cameos as Free City players, we're told the game has won tons of awards from IGN, and even Good Morning America is covering the its viral moments. As an NPC, Guy is only supposed to be set dressing for the real users. But because of a contrived, nonsensical plot device, he gains access to some hidden code within the game that grants him artificial intelligence.