Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively are in the giving mood this holiday season and giving back to a cause close to their hearts.
16.11.2020 - 17:42 / variety.com
Eben Novy-Williams Actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are acquiring a fifth-division English soccer club, and plan to use their own stardom — and a new documentary series — to promote the team globally. Variety’s sister site Sportico first reported the news.The two celebrities have an agreement to take over Wrexham AFC, which is based in Wales and plays in the National League, four tiers below the English Premier League.
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively are in the giving mood this holiday season and giving back to a cause close to their hearts.
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively are putting their money towards important causes.
Recently, it was announced that Jennifer Garner and Zoe Saldana were joining Ryan Reynolds in the upcoming sci-fi, time-travel film, “The Adam Project,” over at Netflix. Well, it appears that Reynolds and filmmaker Shawn Levy were far from done adding big names to the cast, as we are now finding out more about the upcoming film and Mark Ruffalo’s involvement.
Naman Ramachandran Wrexham AFC, the Welsh soccer club recently taken over by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, is to be the subject of “A League Apart,” a British romantic comedy from Mad As Birds, producers of “The Vanishing,” starring Gerard Butler.To be directed by S.J. Evans (“Hiraeth”), the film will follow Phil, a lovable yet down-on-his-luck man obsessed with his failing Wrexham AFC soccer team.
club’s new celebrity owner Rob McElhenney pledged the entire amount in one donation. Aiden Stott, who has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair, recently moved to Manchester to be closer to his family, but his relatives struggle to wash him in their bathroom as it is not kitted out with specialist equipment.
It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia actor confirmed his takeover of the Welsh football club alongside Ryan Reynolds last week.Wrexham fan Aiden Stott had launched a donation page to help raise money for a new bathroom, which they estimated to cost £6,000.On Wednesday (November 18), the Stott family woke up to find McElhenney had donated the entire amount.https://www.instagram.com/p/CHxs4JXIoO5/?igshid=1fc77i75j5ud9Stott told the BBC “couldn’t believe it” after the donation came in, adding: “It
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While the famous film star has not acknowledged the contribution, the donation was made in his name to a GoFundMe page set up by Aiden. Aiden, who has cerebral palsy and no use of his left hand side and very limited use of his right side, had been quoted £6,000 for a mechanically adapted bath and hoist to help him get in and out of the bath.
Zoe Saldana and Jennifer Garner are officially joining The Adam Project. According to Variety, the two stars will join Ryan Reynolds in the film, which is described as an action-adventure for Netflix.
Zoe Saldana and Jennifer Garner are officially joining The Adam Project.
You didn’t think Ryan Reynolds would surround himself with unknowns for his upcoming high-concept, action-adventure film, “The Adam Project,” did you? Of course not! So, it shouldn’t be all that surprising he’s snagged two big co-stars to join him in the new Netflix film.
Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterJennifer Garner and Zoe Saldana have joined the cast of Shawn Levy’s forthcoming film “The Adam Project.”The stars join previously announced lead Ryan Reynolds in the action-adventure project set up at Netflix.
Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterJennifer Garner and Zoe Saldana are set to join Ryan Reynolds in Netflix action-adventure The Adam Project directed by Shawn Levy. Jonathan Tropper penned the script with David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger producing for Skydance.