THE Venn diagram overlap of Wrexham AFC supporters, a premium Portland gin, and Hollywood might seem vanishingly small. But that intersection is soon to be made real by the power of Ryan Reynolds. In a story that sounds like the product of a fever dream, these three items have collided in real life. And how.
Back in 2018, the
Deadpool star took a stake in the US spirit brand Aviation American Gin. In August 2020, Aviation parent Davos Brands was sold to Diageo for $610m — $335m was paid upfront with the remainder to be transferred, performance-pending. Reynolds agreed to stay on per the terms of the ‘earn-out’.