Ryan Reynolds made the demand while providing alternative commentary with Rob Mac for Sky Sports on Wrexham against Swansea City in the Championship on Friday night
Ryan Reynolds told Wrexham player Ollie Palmer to leave the STōK Cae Ras midway through their match against Swansea City after Palmer confessed to not having watched Deadpool & Wolverine.
Palmer, 34, joined Reynolds and Rob Mac on Sky Sports for their alternative commentary on the team’s Championship match against Swansea City on Friday night. The centre-forward joined Swindon Town, who host Milton Keynes Dons tomorrow (Saturday), late last summer after leaving Wrexham by mutual consent.
Their former striker, Steven Fletcher, also featured in the coverage. They released the player at the end of last season, and he then retired.
Fletcher spent two seasons with Wrexham, while Palmer was there for three-and-a-half years and became a fans’ favourite. Reynolds even had him make a cameo in the 2024 film Deadpool & Wolverine, which he also helped write and produce, starring himself.
The actor who plays Deadpool fondly recalls the role his then-striker played. Reynolds said: “Ollie Palmer stole the show there in Deadpool & Wolverine.” Palmer, however, replied: “I’ve got a confession to make, I’ve not seen it [Deadpool & Wolverine] yet.”
The film’s co-star then responded: “You know what, you can just put the microphone down, and you can head out of the exit, in fact, walk through the away section and leave.” Palmer replied by telling Reynolds: “I am going to watch it, I will watch it, I promise.”
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Wrexham went on to win the match 2-0, with big-money summer signings Callum Doyle and Nathan Broadhead scoring for the hosts. That win moves them six points clear of Derby County and Southampton in sixth place, the Championship’s final play-off spot.
The Saints, though, do have a game in hand, which they will play away against league leaders Coventry City on Saturday. Reynolds, however, is not getting carried away with talk of Premier League promotion.
“You have to check yourself, too. We’re in the Championship; the mere fact that we’re here is worth taking stock of.
“Do we want to win it all? Of course, we do, we’re all competitors, but we have to take stock and see that this is part of the reward.”
He also spoke about the bigger picture. Reynolds said: “For me, my favourite thing about this experience is: I don’t care what your ideologies are and where you are and identity, there’s such a feeling of togetherness.
“In every arena, a community gets to come together for something we share in common. I love looking around here, being in the fresh air, being outside in the wonderful country of Wales, and being on the pitch; I don’t ever take that for granted.”
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