Wrexham star Ollie Palmer explains how his surprise appearance in Deadpool & Wolverine happened

Whilst Wrexham are preparing for their return to League One, Hollywood co-owner Ryan Reynolds is balancing footballing matters with his acting career.

Last week, the new blockbuster Marvel film Deadpool & Wolverine dropped in cinemas with Reynolds, of course, starring as Deadpool.

It also emerged that striker Paul Mullin played the role of ‘Welshpool’, a fitting nod to the Welsh club Mullin plays for and which Reynolds is co-owner of.

Mullin wasn’t the only Wrexham representation in the movie, as Ollie Palmer played a small role as a bartender.

Eagle-eyed fans had spotted a bearded character who bore a resemblance to Palmer in the background of a scene featured in April’s trailer, while the 32-year-old has since explained how the opportunity happened.

Palmer’s full focus is on Wrexham heading into the 2024/25 campaign but for the striker to appear in a film that took more than $400million (£310m) at the box office over the weekend is pretty remarkable.