2024-02-02 18:14:12
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Sir Anthony Hopkins donated his person to an advertisement for the Welsh club owned by actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.
FOOTBALL – Between two takes on the set of Deadpool 3, Ryan Reynolds still finds time to recruit stars for his new favorite hobby. Because if the year 2024 should mark the great return of the Canadian actor in the role of the most disturbed superhero in the Marvel universe, the Canadian actor has just managed to secure the services of Sir Anthony Hopkins, as we can see in an advertising spot unveiled this Friday, February 2.
And fans of the famous 86-year-old British actor can rest assured, it is not to put on the costume of a Nordic god for Marvel and even less of Hannibal Lecter that the legendary actor is making his return. Instead, Ryan Reynolds recruited him to promote his Welsh football club, Wrexham AFC.
The team, which plays in the fourth division of the English championship, became the property of Ryan Reynolds and his friend – also an actor – Rob McElhenney in 2021. And since that date, the two stars have done everything possible to make the modest “ Red Dragons “. This Friday, when the winter transfer window had just ended, Ryan Reynolds revealed in a short video how he put his new “ key player ».
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“Now hear me roar”
In this commercial, the two-time Oscar winner for his performances on the big screen seems to be in full mental preparation to put on his match outfit. “ To play is to deceive the opponent. And to deceive, you have to forget yourself (…) Each metamorphosis is demanding, but to become this beast, well… that requires a little extra help », he explains in voice-over.
« Now hear me roar “, exclaims Anthony Hopkins, before putting on a huge (and laughable) mascot outfit in the club’s colors. A mascot which also has the features of a red dragon, the emblem of the Welsh team. “ This is what they came to see », exclaims Anthony Hopkins again while his character in thick disguise passionately heats up the stands.
But this spot ends up revealing its true message: “ Ironically, it is the cold brew that gives birth to the fire-breathing dragon », Calmly explains Anthony Hopkins before tasting the brand of cold coffee which supplies Ryan Reynolds’ club and its supporters during matches. A nice nod to Anthony Hopkins, born in Wales and sober for half a century, after having been addicted to alcohol for a long time.
A new tour de force for Ryan Reynolds, who multiplies commercial operations, humorous videos and documentaries to promote the club he has taken under his wing. In 2023, the team had also caused a sensation, because only two and a half years after its takeover by the Hollywood duo, Wrexham AFC had returned to British League Two, a televised championship which attracts crowds that would make certain teams pale in comparison. Ligue 1. An event for an entire city, which had been waiting for such an achievement for 15 years.
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