Denzel Washington: Ryan Reynolds Gave Me A Black Eye!

Ryan Reynolds and Denzel Washington attend a photo call for their new film, Safe House, on Tuesday (January 31) at the Villa Magna Hotel in Madrid, Spain.

The co-stars, joined by director Daniel Espinosa, promoted the action flick, which hits theaters February 10.

Denzel recently revealed that Ryan gave him his first black eye while they were filming Safe House in South Africa.

“I’ve never had a black eye in my life! There’s a scene where I reach over to try to choke him while I have handcuffs on. We were flying around in the car. It just happened that as I was reaching forward he was flying back … and POW,” he told reports (via People).

“That was my early retirement,” Ryan quipped. “I’ve given Denzel Washington a black eye and I should probably go home … I’m glad I was your first. If it had to be anyone, it was an apologetic Canadian.”

15+ pictures inside of Ryan Reynolds and Denzel Washington promoting Safe House in Madrird…