Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds is one of the biggest movie stars working in Hollywood right now, and he's collaborated with various filmmakers as a result. He and his latest director go way back, though. Like, I'm talking back when Reynolds was filming Blade: Trinity. With that, the director can even recall the Canadian actor scarfing down turkey on the set of the Marvel movie, as CinemaBlend learned.John Francis Daley, who was famously in Freaks and Geeks and Bones, is also one half of a writer/director partnership that also includes John Goldstein. They've been the driving force behind a lot of solid movies, given they made Game Night, the Dungeons & Dragons movie (of which there's a written sequel) and now, Ryan Reynolds' latest movie, Mayday. When CinemaBlend spoke to them, Daley recalled his history with Reynolds. In his words: We spent about three months in New Orleans pre-Katrina shooting this movie Waiting… together, where literally all of our scenes were together. He was training to do Blade: Trinity, so he was so jacked, and all he ate was like, turkey slices all day. But, was such a professional and such a nice guy. And I remember even, I was screen testing for the Friends spinoff, Joey, and he was nice enough to read the off-camera lines with me for the test in our trailer. What a time to meet Ryan Reynolds! Is eating turkey slices all day OK for your health? Probably not, but it’s apparently one thing the actor was doing to beef up for the Marvel role. Waiting… is one of Reynolds’ early comedies, and it also stars Justin Long, Anna Faris and Daley, who was probably like nineteen or twenty at the time. Here they are as they appear in the movie: (Image credit: Lionsgate)It's amazing that that was over twenty years ago, and he never forgot what it was like to work with Reynolds. As for Blade: Trinity, it isn't just Wesley Snipes' third Marvel movie. It's also the first superhero flick in Reynolds' filmography, and it was actually the reason he was first introduced to Deadpool. Show business relationships can vary, as people may lose contact over time. Daley went on to explain how he and Reynolds kept up with each other: But, then we kind of sort of kept in touch here and there over the years, congratulating each other on our successes. And, he sent a very nice note about Game Night when he saw that and said that he'd love to find something for us to work on. And so when this thing came to pass, we jumped at the chance. John Francis Daley and John Goldstein have been on an interesting path as filmmakers. They first movie they co-wrote that got made was 2011’s Horrible Bosses, but they really got some notoriety with their second directorial effort, 2018's Game Night, really earned them some notoriety. When Reynolds saw it, he went out of his way to reach out to Daley and express his interest in working together. And, now, they’ve finally got one in Mayday. Daley and Goldstein told us they started writing Mayday, which is being called Misery meets Top Gun, while in post-production on Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. They knew their Soviet Era action comedy might be a “tough sell” but, once they got Reynolds and his company on board, everything seemed to fall into place. Check out the trailer below: The film sees Reynolds playing a US Air Force Pilot who gets into an accident that leaves him in the Russian wilderness. There he befriends an ex-KGB agent played by Kenneth Branagh. Based on what's been shown of the film thus far, it looks like it's going to be a wild, good time.I think what's most satisfying about this production right now, though, is that it's partially born from a friendship that started decades ago. I can only imagine what it was like for Ryan Reynolds and John Francis Daley to work alongside each other on set again. Here's hoping that when they get some downtime, they can split a bit of turkey and celebrate their new flick.You can watch Reynolds and Daley’s first collaboration in two decades, Mayday, with an Apple TV subscription starting on September 4. Also, for anyone interested, Blade: Trinity is available to rent or buy on digital platforms.