Paul Mullin has been a Wrexham superhero for years – so playing one in a Hollywood movie should've felt like second nature to him. In 2023, the 30-year-old was handed the opportunity of a lifetime when Wrexham owner Ryan Reynolds asked him to be part of his upcoming film Deadpool & Wolverine. Mullin played the role of 'Welshpool' – a Welsh version of Reynolds' iconic character Deadpool – and while it was a non-speaking cameo, the striker was nonetheless given the "royalty treatment" by production staff.
And to think, when Reynolds asked Mullin to take part, he actually apologised to him. "Ryan asked me quite a while before we filmed if I wanted to be in the movie. He apologised that he wanted me to be in it," Mullin said speaking exclusively to Mirror Football.
"I'm pretty sure there wasn't an apology needed. It was something I was going to be over the moon to have the opportunity to do, and I'm eternally grateful for it.". Mullin was whisked away mid-season to film the scene, which explains why he was in and out in just a couple of hours. But that was more than enough time for the Liverpudlian to go all googly-eyed.
"It was surreal when you see the set and things like that, but equally I didn't have time to hang about," he said. "We recorded it during the season in one day, so I wasn't allowed much time there. Ryan and all the crew made sure I was in and out as quickly as possible – I suppose I got the royalty treatment, as if I was Ryan Reynolds.
