Vancouver-born movie star Ryan Reynolds says it is time to see more Black, Indigenous and people of colour on film sets and has launched a new initiative to help make it happen. Called the Group Effort Initiative, applications opened online Thursday for people from marginalized communities to apply for a spot on the crew of an upcoming Netflix production. On the program's website, Reynolds says he plans to dedicate a portion of his own salary to pay for 10 to 20 new diverse hires. Watch Ryan Reynolds explain the Group Effort Initiative:All successful applicants will have their travel, accommodation and pay covered by Reynolds himself. Now accepting #GroupEffortInitiative applications for Ryan Reynolds’ Untitled Netflix/Time Travel Project - https://t.co/PKtNIKZRMH —@groupeffortReynolds' program follows other recently announced diversity initiatives in the industry.

Source: CBC News September 25, 2020 16:07 UTC