Wrexham AFC co-owner Ryan Reynolds has been at it again \u2013 plugging the club he bought will fellow A-lister Rob McElhenney and his favourite trailer maker.<\/p>\n
The Hollywood icon has created a hilarious \u201ctrailer on a trailer\u201d to promote his new film, Red Notice, also starring Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson and Gal Gadot aka Wonder Woman.<\/p>\n
As part of the promo, a giant television screen was professionally mounted onto an 18 ft long LM187 trailer made by the Welsh firm and waved off by a group of six\u00a0 diehard Wrexham fans who work for the company.<\/p>\n
During the film trailer, Ryan Reynolds talks about the new \u00a3150 million Netflix comedy action movie but uses the opportunity to promote his new love, Wrexham AFC, Ifor Williams Trailers, cake maker Emily Wilson, from Emzcakes in Wrexham, and the Mayor of Wrexham, Cllr Ronnie Prince.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s even a cameo appearance for Wrexham-born former Wales international Robbie Savage who is a bit rude about Ryan\u2019s co-stars in Red Notice, describing them in Welsh as: \u201cTwo f..ts in a jam pot\u201d.<\/p>\n
Rob Small, the Head of Sales at Ifor Williams Trailers Group of companies said: \u201cIt was all very hush hush. When Netflix arrived at our site at Boundary Park in Deeside I had five members of staff, one from each of our sites, ready for action.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll I was allowed to do before hand was ask them whether they would like to be involved with something to do with Wrexham football club, would they mind having their photographs taken, would they mind wearing their Wrexham football shirts and would they mind having a lateral flow test.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a great pleasure to meet the Netflix team on the day of the filming when the producer and director gave our staff a briefing before the filming which it took about an hour and a half.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile they were there, they showed us an action packed clip from the movie which they had subtitled in Welsh.<\/p>\n
\u201cUsing the strapline \u2018a trailer on a trailer\u2019 is yet another example of creative genius and the huge screen and the clip from Ryan\u2019s new blockbuster film looked absolutely fantastic.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis thrill-a-minute film looks really exciting and I am really looking forward to seeing it with my son James when it is released.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOur team, Paul Mathias, Hannah Philpot,\u00a0Luke Hall, Mathew Smith, Les Morris and Sam Chaloner,\u00a0all avid Wrexham AFC fans, were delighted to give the \u2018trailer on a trailer\u2019 a warm Welsh send off from the factory.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are all so proud that our company based in Wales has been provided with the opportunity to take part in this unique Netflix promotion.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not the first time that Ryan and Rob McElhenney have put Ifor Williams Trailers front and centre.<\/p>\n
The Tinsel Town duo announced their takeover of the club with a spoof sales film for one of the company\u2019s horseboxes, racking\u00a0 up five million views on Twitter.<\/p>\n
The horsebox also featured in their video to unveil global social media brand TikTok as the new front of shirt sponsors of Wrexham AFC.<\/p>\n
The aim was to signify a changing of the guard because the trailer makers had been the main front of shirt sponsor since 2016.<\/p>\n
They\u2019ve stayed on as the main local sponsor and the Ifor Williams Trailers logo is now on the shorts instead for the next two years, with the company also being named as the club\u2019s official trailer partner.<\/p>\n
Purchase ledger clerk Paul Mathias is a lifelong Wrexham fan after being taken as a six year old to watch a match at the Racecourse by his grandfather in the late 1970s, just before they were promoted to old Second Division (now the Championship) under legendary manager John Neal.<\/p>\n
Paul said: \u201cI\u2019ve supported the club through good times and bad times, mostly poor over the past 10 years if I\u2019m honest.<\/p>\n
\u201cHopefully, the good times are coming back now and we\u2019re all hoping for a happy Hollywood ending.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was really exciting to be involved in the filming with Netflix \u2013 I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn\u2019t dreaming.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was a bit nervous to begin with but as soon as we got down to it, it was a good laugh as well. It was a lot of fun but I\u2019m not going to give up my day job just yet.\u201d<\/p>\n
Forklift truck driver Les Morris was bitten by the bug when he saw Wrexham demolish Bradford 6-0 back in 1966.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cThe filming with Netflix is probably the strangest experience I have had as a Wrexham fan.<\/p>\n
The last decade has been really dire so hopefully\u00a0 what\u2019s happening now with Ryan and Rob is brilliant. The whole place is absolutely buzzing at the moment and future is looking really good.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe still have a great fanbase. The number of fans who go to watch the matches is amazing. The sky\u2019s the limit.\u201d<\/p>\n
Materials planner Hannah Philpott was equally delighted to be involved in the filming having been born and raised to be Wrexham fan.<\/p>\n
She said: \u201cIt was all very top secret and really surreal to be honest. I ended up getting a tee shirt with Ryan Reynolds\u2019 face on it.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey showed us a clip of the film on the big screen and I must say it was a very action-packed scene with Ryan and The Rock. I\u2019m definitely going to be watching the film.\u201d<\/p>\n
Transcript of video<\/strong><\/p>\n Ryan Reynolds said: \u201cI personally can\u2019t stand those celebrities who take advantage of filming opportunities to promote their own personal interests.<\/p>\n (Awkward silence)<\/p>\n Ryan: \u201cThank you to Ifor Williams for putting our Red Notice Trailer on their trailers.\u201d<\/p>\n Ifor Williams Trailers employees: \u201cGo on Ryan\u201d<\/p>\n Ryan: \u201cIt\u2019s fair to day that audiences can\u2019t get enough of Red Notice.\u201d<\/p>\n Ben Tozer accompanied by Luke Young, Wrexham AFC captain and vice captain: \u201cI kind of see myself as the \u2018Rock of Wrexham\u2019 to be honest with you.\u201d<\/p>\n Ryan: \u201cWelsh fans have taken a shine to one of the movies\u2019 across in particular.\u201d<\/p>\n Picture of Emily, Emzcakes (Legendary, Wrexham Baker) with cake in shape of Ryan\u2019s head.<\/p>\n \u201cMany critics are raving about the film.\u201d<\/p>\n Cllr Ronnie Prince, Mayor of Wrexham: \u201cI am raving about the film.\u201d<\/p>\n Interviewer: \u201cSo you haven\u2019t seen it?\u201d<\/p>\n Cllr Prince: \u201cNo I haven\u2019t seen it.\u201d<\/p>\n Ryan: And will be subtitled in Welsh (A bydd wedi\u2019i isdeitlo yn y Gymraeg)\u00a0 for my friends in Wrexham (ar gyfer fy ffrindiau yn Wrecsam).<\/p>\n Ryan: \u201cI also want my friend Robbie to give a special shout-out to my co-stars, The Rock and Gal\u201d.<\/p>\n Robbie Savage in Welsh: \u201cMae nhw fel nhw fel rhechfeydd mewn pot jam (They are like two f…s in a jam pot\u201d.<\/p>\n