
LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 01: (L-R) Actors Leslie Mann, Jason Bateman, Ryan Reynolds, and Olivia Wilde arrive at the premiere of Universal Pictures' "The Change-Up" held at the Regency Village Theatre on August 1, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
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David Dobkin’s switch-a-roo comedy The Change-Up hits theaters Friday. Three of the film’s stars, Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman and Leslie Mann sat down together with Moviefone to answer readers’ questions.
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Despite being international celebrities, the stars are not above Googling themselves.
Mann copped to searching her own name from time to time, while Bateman revealed he has a ‘Google Alert’ set for his names and the movies he’s in.
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“I read comments, I don’t care,” he said of having thick enough skin to be able to read potentially-mean online posts.
“But the thing is, if you read 20 good ones, you’re only gonna remember the one bad one,” countered Reynolds.
To which his on-screen counterpart replied: “Yeah, and I will make an adjustment.”
The questions quickly got personal. After being asked whether they prefer boxers or briefs, Reynolds admitted to being a briefs guy.
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However, Bateman picked none of the above. “There was a time in my life, there was a solid two-and-a-half years that I went commando,” said the actor. “And for some reason, those two-and-a-half years are the exact two-and-a-half-years of Arrested Development. So in every episode of Arrested Development you see, I want you to know that beneath the Khakis it’s nothing but skin and a little bit of hair.
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