Ryan Reynolds is back in Vancouver for Deadpool 2

He's back!

Vancouver-born actor Ryan Reynolds has returned to his hometown to filmDeadpool2, the sequel to Marvel'swildly successfulsuperhero movie released last year.

Filming began this week. Reynolds shareda photo from the set on Instagram, saying it's "good to be back."

Reynolds' wife, actress Blake Lively, has also joined the actor on the West Coast. The couple took a private CPR course with a local instructor for infants and babies on Monday.

Both stars took to social mediato encourage other parents or anyone with children in their life to take similar classes.

Dan Minster taught the classand describedboth parentsas "absolutely fantastic people."

"It was quite an experience.I mean, it's Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively," he told CBC News.

"I didn't know it was going to be them beforehand, so it was quite a surprise when he comes around the corner and goes, 'hey, we'realmost ready to do CPRtraining with you.'"

"I was like, 'alright. OK. Very good.'"

Reynolds posted a photo with Minsterafter the course.

The firstDeadpoolinstallmentwas shot in Vancouver two years agowiththousands of BritishColumbianshired as actors, crew members and extras.The city was easily recognizable throughout the movie.

The film went on to become the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time, raking in $782.6 million at the box office.

20thCentury Foxconfirmed asequelin April 2016.

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