10 Moments That Literally Stopped Action Movies

Though Free Guy most definitely contained more surprising big-name cameo appearances than just about any other action offering in recent times, only one of these sudden celebrity showings forced the action to really pause mid-video game.

Coming during Ryan Reynolds' attempts as the titular Guy to evade being obliterated by, well, a far more swollen Ryan Reynolds as Dude, the latter hulking figure's death blow is suddenly blocked by a rather familiar item the blue-shirted NPC summons at precisely the right moment.

But with this epic throwdown being streamed around the globe, none other than Chris Evans himself soon clocks his precious Captain America shield being called upon without his permission, leading him to suddenly asking what in the sugar honey ice tea does this Guy think he's playing at.

This brief, surprising verbal eruption snapped just about everyone out of the already barmy action for a few seconds, at least, stopping the film's hilarious momentum like a hammer colliding with a shield just long enough for folks to prepare themselves for the Hulk Smash on the horizon, too.