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Ryan Reynolds paid emotional tribute to Deadpool & Wolverine production designer Ray Chan following his death this week.

Chan was best known for being the longtime supervising art director for Marvel Studios - with his passing announced in a statement from the studios on Wednesday. 

Reynolds, 47, who plays Deadpool took to Instagram on Friday with a message which read: 'RIP Ray Chan

'Words are pretty inadequate in comparison to this loss. There's an incomparable reservoir of skill, tender grit and talent no longer with is.

'He was as valuable a creative force on Deadpool & Wolverine as the writers, director and stars.

'I don't pretend to know every chapter of Ray's heart, but I know it's unusual to encounter someone with that level of artistry, who simultaneously moved through the world with such an indelible humanity.

'He built worlds from scratch and did so in the most collaborative and inclusive ways.

'Ray was peerless. He'll be missed by so many, but most of all his family. The last time I saw Ray was exactly two weeks ago. One of the last things

'I said to him was that he makes magic and there's nobody on earth like him. He and I would also give each other a lot of good natured s**t.

'So of all the last things you could say to someone you adore, that's a little scrap of consolation I'll hang onto forever.

Ray is survived by his wife Lindsay and his children Caspar and Sebastian. No cause of death has been announced.. No cause of death has been announced.

Kevin Feige, CCO of Marvel Entertainment and president of Marvel Studios, and co-president Louis D'Esposito said in a joint statement: 'Ray was first and foremost a good friend to everyone at Marvel Studios. 

'He was a talented collaborator who brought creativity and attention to detail to every frame of every movie he worked on, and who was able to bring out the best in each department he worked with.

'He was the nicest human being and was such a pleasure to work with, hugely generous, and the kind of person who could take the seed of an idea and turn it into something beautiful. 

'We are devastated by his passing. He will be missed by everyone at Marvel, and our sincerest condolences go out to his family and friends.'

Ray first joined Marvel Studios on Thor: The Dark World as Supervising Art Director and went on to be Supervising Art Director on many other Marvel films, including Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Doctor Strange, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame. 

He was also an Art Director on Spider-Man: Far From Home, as well as Production Designer on The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Additional Photography, and the upcoming Deadpool & Wolverine.