Ryan Reynolds has been a successful movie star for many years and has made use of his income for various business ventures. One of them was acquiring the soccer club Wrexham AFC in 2021 along with his friend Rob McElhenney. The two have been trying to build up the club to make it onto the top leagues in the sport, documenting it in the hit series Welcome to Wrexham.
The club was promoted to the English Football League last year, and upgraded to League Two. The team had an important match against Forest Green Rovers on Saturday and they made a sweeping victory. Reynolds couldn’t contain his tears as he expressed his elation over the win, one which was a new achievement for the club.
Ryan Reynolds Compares Wrexham AFC’s Latest Win to Field of Dreams
On Saturday, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s Wrexham AFC faced the Forest Green Rovers in an intense match that ended in a resounding victory for the club. Wrexham AFC swept the match with a 6-0 win with amazing goals from team members Elliot Lee, Paul Mullin, Ryan Barnett, and Jack Marriott (via The Guardian).
This historic victory led to Wrexham AFC being promoted to League 1, which they play in next season. Reynolds took to Instagram to celebrate the incredible win. The actor was filled with emotions as he thanked his team and McElhenney for their continued efforts and dedication that led them to this place. He wrote,
“A few years ago, if you told me I would be crying tears of joy over a football match taking place in North Wales, you would be Rob McElhenney. Congrats to Wrexham and to my co-chairman in crime. Double up the town! This is the ride of our lives.”
The actor even compared the win to Kevin Costner‘s 1989 film Field of Dreams, writing on his Instagram story, “This is Field of Dreams stuff”. The film saw Costner’s character building a baseball field attracting ghosts of various baseball legends who got cut short on achieving their dreams. The film’s theme of realizing and achieving one’s ambition and dreams is reflective of what Wrexham AFC has achieved recently.
Shawn Levy Argues Deadpool & Wolverine is Not Deadpool 3
Shawn Levy was recently present at CinemaCon where he unveiled nine minutes of Deadpool & Wolverine. The director was then interviewed by Collider about various aspects of the film, including the intention behind bringing together Ryan Reynolds‘ Deadpool and Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine in the film.
Levy stated that while the film is indeed the third time that the character is returning on-screen, it is not essentially Deadpool 3 regarding its narrative. The director claimed that as the title says, the film is a two-hander between Deadpool and Wolverine and that makes it unique from the previous two films that cake before. He said,
“We have had some early screenings that were extremely, extremely promising. I wouldn’t say that there were any big surprises, but you feel where the pace wants to tighten, you feel where you can afford to slow down and have a deeper, more durable character moment. And at the end of the day, as I think we’ve said, it’s very much a Deadpool movie, but this is not Deadpool 3. This is Deadpool & Wolverine, and it is singular because of that.”
The footage of the film which was shown at CinemaCon drew the biggest laughs and cheers from audiences at the event (via The Hollywood Reporter). Along with Reynolds and Jackman, the film will also star Emma Corrin, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Leslie Uggams, Karan Soni, and Matthew Macfadyen.
Deadpool & Wolverine will hit theatres on July 26, 2024.
Fans can watch Kevin Costner’s Field of Dreams on Amazon Prime.
