What a gift Ryan Reynolds is, seriously. The actor is always effortlessly funny in interviews and continues to be one of the more humble and charitable celebrities out there. He’s also one of the busiest, between running a gin company, a mobile phone company, and currently being involved in six different projects in various states of production.

One of those is the upcoming Free Guy, which is now scheduled to be released on December 11 of this year. And in a surprising turn of events, while talking to Jimmy Fallon last night, Reynolds revealed that of all the movies he’s shot – yes, even the Deadpool movies – Free Guy is his favorite movie he’s ever done. Check it out below:

With a tone in his voice indicating he knew it would surprise Jimmy and the audience to hear, he explained, “Free Guy is…I think it’s my favorite film that I’ve ever been a part of, it really is. And that says a lot because I’ve spent half my life working on Deadpool.”

He then went on to explain that what made it so much fun was the incredible cast he worked with. “Taika Waititi’s in it, Jodie Comer, Joe Keery, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Lil Rel Howery–the best cast in the whole world. Just every single one of them is amazing,” he raved about his costars.

Free Guy is about a bank teller who goes through the motions every single day. Except every single day involves his bank being held up and him getting shot, stabbed, taken hostage, run over, blown up, being obliterated by a falling helicopter, and just generally dodging the utter mayhem that is walking down the street of his city. Then one day, he discovers he’s actually an NPC in a violent, GTA-style video game and he resolves to fight back. Naturally, he does this in the most Ryan Reynolds way possible. Even better, Taika Waititi is playing the antagonist with Joe Keery as his minion.

The movie seems like a lot of bonkers fun, a less self-serious version of Ready Player One, in a way. Though it was originally set to come out this summer, it’s nice to know that we’ll have it in theaters toward the end of the year to pick us up and get us laughing again. Because if there’s one thing human meme generator Ryan Reynolds does well, it’s knowing exactly how to make an audience laugh.

The movie hits theaters later this year. Add Free Guy to your watchlist and we’ll let you know when tickets go on sale.