Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Grant Gustin had a lighthearted conversation in a commercial for MNTM, a company that sells television software. This exchange is sure to make DC Comics fans smile. Reynolds, known for his role as Green Lantern, and Gustin, who portrayed The Flash in the Arrowverse, engaged in lighthearted repartee regarding their resumes in DC movies and television shows.
Gustin played Barry Allen/The Flash in the Arrowverse television series The Flash on The CW. Well, note that his portrayal of the hero came to an end earlier this year with the conclusion of The Flash season 9. Although Reynolds has played several superheroes, the infamous DC’s Green Lantern is by no means his most popular superhero character. Deadpool 3, the next film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, will feature his Wade Wilson.
Ryan Reynolds And Grant Gustin in New Ad With Multiple The Flash References
In addition to his other business endeavors, Ryan Reynolds, 47, dabbled in advertising following his successful acting career. In a hilarious MNTN commercial, he co-starred with fellow actor Grant Gustin, giving one of his best performances to date.
Gustin portrayed the fictitious Seymour Roas in the commercial, which made many subtle allusions to The Flash. In the advertisement posted on Reynolds’ YouTube channel, Seymour Roas, played by the Glee actor, got extremely candid by saying:
“I’m in charge of performance. We believe TV should be bought targeted and measured like search or social, the other performance channels”.
In response, Reynolds said:
“That sounds fast.”
Gustin nodded and gave him a perplexed look before asking:
“Would you say people could see results…in a flash?”
The Deadpool Star Star Gently Made Fun Of Green Lantern
Ryan Reynolds mentioned this in the ad, telling Grant Gustin, “You will always be my Barry,” to which Gustin responds, “You will always be my Hal,” referring to the Deadpool actor’s Green Lantern, Hal Jordan.
Gustin then asked, “Why are you staring at me?” while acting naive to what Reynolds was hinting at. Angry at Gustin’s portrayal of Seymour Roas’ ignorance, the Canadian-American actor merely continued,
“I thought this would be more fun”.
And that was the end of the advertisement. But Reynolds and Gustin were overheard uttering remarks that subsequently became known as a vicious jab at Green Lantern and The Flash after they left the scene.
Reynolds often makes fun of his time on Green Lantern, so it is not surprising that he would be offended if Seymour recalled him as Hal. Although it was a critical and commercial failure, he undoubtedly had an exciting opportunity when he was cast as the lead in the Green Lantern film.
According to Cinema Blend, Reynolds once discussed why he keeps making jokes about the $220 million disastrous film:
“I think it’s more about just laughing at myself, not laughing at other people, necessarily, that are involved in a project. But laughing at myself and my own contribution to that failure or however you want to characterize it. It was just something that I thought was worth examining, you know? And in examining it, you take that energy that is – typically, maybe it’s hurtful or maybe it’s something that’s dragging you down – and you end up creating a sort of mental Judo with it. You’re using its energy against it and creating something positive out of it.”
Unlike Gustin’s The Flash, however, Green Lantern was a box office bomb that nearly ended Reynolds’ career. As a result, the actor was overheard remarking, “That hurts, Seymour”, when Gustin addressed him as Hal in the ad.
The Flash and Green Lantern is available for viewing again on HBO Max.
