Ryan Reynolds accepted Wrexham’s Emmy award dressed as Deadpool
09.01.2024 - 19:02
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Ryan Reynolds accepted an award for the documentary Welcome to Wrexham in character as Deadpool on Sunday (January 7) – check out the footage below.The series was the recipient of five awards at the Creative Arts Emmys, including for Unstructured Reality Programme and Cinematography and Directing for a Reality Programme.The show documents the travails of Wrexham Football Club since it was bought by Reynolds and It’s Always Sunny actor Rob McElhenney. The show has run for two seasons, with a third already commissioned, and was broadcast on FX in the United States, and is available to stream on Disney+ in the UK.Welcome to Wrexham, Emmys.@WrexhamFX @hulu @DisneyPlus pic.twitter.com/heZeHFu4gt— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) January 8, 2024Accepting the award via a video acceptance speech, the video begins with McElhenney saying, “Wow, an Emmy, what an incredible honour.
There’s so many people to thank, I’ve been waiting for this moment for 16 years, so I’ve got a lot to say. I’d like to start by thanking…”At that point, Reynolds’ Deadpool character crashes the video, cutting McElhenney off and beginning his own speech.“Whoo! Wow, umm… Mr Lively couldn’t be here to accept this broken Emmy, so he sent me on his behalf,” Reynolds began, referring to the name of his real life wife, Blake Lively.“First and foremost, Wrexham, we love you.
Thank you for letting Rob and the other guy tell your story. Cymru am byth [Wales forever], bitches.
I’d also like to thank the Academy for this honour, and for not asking us to attend the televised award show with the real celebrities.”“I’d also like to thank FX and Disney for their support, and in exchange, Mr. Lively promises to not fuck up my next movie,” he adds, referring to the
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