Ryan Reynolds improvises hilarious last-minute Super Bowl ad for his Aviation Gin brand… as the soccer team owner jokes he was busy spending time with ‘other football’

Ryan Reynolds joked that he had forgotten to put together a commercial ahead of the Super Bowl with the release of his new Aviation Gin ad on Sunday.

The 46-year-old actor-turned-businessman appeared anxious as he filmed the Aviation clip while admitting that he didn’t have time to put together a more compelling commercial in time for game day.

‘Today is the Super Bowl… and you’re probably wondering why Aviation Gin hasn’t done anything,’ he said bashfully while appearing behind a bar and flanked by bottles of his gin.

‘Well, as you know, I’ve been spending a lot of time with, um…’ he trailed off as the clip cut to footage of him cheering in what appeared to be a soccer stadium.

The video referenced Reynolds’ purchase — with It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia star Rob McElhenney — of the Welsh soccer team Wrexham AFC.

Cutting it close: Ryan Reynolds, 46, jokingly created a last-minute Aviation Gin ad for the Super Bowl on Sunday

Whoops! He joked that he had been spending more time with soccer, or ‘other football’ lately, which was why he hadn’t prepared

Reynolds, who wore a simple gray long-sleeve shirt back at his bar, nervously added that he loves his ‘Aviation and NFL fans.’

‘So we’re going to come up with something right now,’ he continued as he leaned on his brief history doing ‘improv.’

‘A minute! We go with “minute,” I think,’ he spitballed.

Then he tied it back to football, transforming it into, ‘two-minute warning.’

‘OK, that’s something. It’s not great, but it’s something,’ he said, sounding satisfied.

‘Today in the Super Bowl, [at] each of the two-minute warnings everyone will have two minutes to enter a sweepstakes to win two tickets to next year’s Super Bowl,’ he continued, pausing along the way as if he was still figuring out his offer.

‘That’s pretty good, right?’ he added.

‘This gives us a year to sort through the legal…’ he joked as he trailed off.

Worth a try: Reynolds, who wore a simple gray long-sleeve shirt back at his bar, nervously added that he loves his ‘Aviation and NFL fans.’ ‘So we’re going to come up with something right now,’ he continued as he leaned on his brief history doing ‘improv’

Inspiration: ‘A minute! We go with “minute,” I think,’ he spitballed. Then he tied it back to football, transforming it into, ‘two-minute warning’

Taking shape: ‘Today in the Super Bowl, [at] each of the two-minute warnings everyone will have two minutes to enter a sweepstakes to win two tickets to next year’s Super Bowl,’ he continued, pausing along the way as if he was still figuring out his offer

Then he revealed the contest’s name, which sounded just as tossed off as the commercial.

While placing his hand on the Aviation bottle, he said the contest’s website would be, ‘2ginutewarning.com.’

All right, the two-ginute warning is a thing,’ he said triumphantly at the end. ‘It’s not great! But it’ll do.’

Just as the video cut out, he could be heard saying, ‘Um, can we get someone to build a website today?’

Nailed it! Then he revealed the contest’s name, which sounded just as tossed off as the commercial. While placing his hand on the Aviation bottle, he said the contest’s website would be, ‘2ginutewarning.com’

Reynolds’ humorous Super Bowl ad followed the latest barrage in his fake feud with his friend and costar Hugh Jackman, with the Wolverine star launching the most recent attack.

Their latest face-off came after Jackman posted an enviable photo of himself on Instagram on Saturday morning.

The Wolverine star showed off his killer workout and bulging biceps as he lifted a huge dumbbell alongside a personal trainer.

‘He’s only 46. I’m older. But it’s not a competition,’ he wrote.

And it didn’t take long for Reynolds to respond, re-posting Jackman’s photo with a hilarious caption.

‘Kay, I’m drinking milk,’ he replied.

Having a laugh: Reynolds’ humorous Super Bowl ad followed the latest barrage in his fake feud with his friend and costar Hugh Jackman, with the Wolverine star launching the most recent attack. Jackman showed off his fit physique while noting that he was older than Reynolds

Back at him: And it didn’t take long for Reynolds to respond, re-posting Jackman’s photo with a hilarious caption. ‘Kay, I’m drinking milk,’ he replied

The pair have a long history of taking pot shots at one another and subjecting each other to trolling pranks – but in reality are close friends.

Their hilarious rivalry began around the time Reynolds starred in 2016 Marvel film, Deadpool.

Jackman said he struggled to remember the specifics, but it did start over Reynold’s ex-wife, Scarlett Johansson, who he was married to from 2008 until 2011.

‘It’s gone back so long now… God, this is a classic sign where your feud has gone too long, where you don’t even know why or how it started!’ he told Daily Beast.

Back and forth: Reynolds and Jackman have a long history of taking pot shots at one another and subjecting each other to trolling pranks — but in reality are close friends

‘I met him back on Wolverine, and I used to ream him because I was very close friends with Scarlett.

‘Scarlett had just married Ryan, so when he came on set I was like, “Hey, you better be on your best behavior here, pal, because I’m watching”, and we started ribbing each other that way.’

Hugh said things ‘escalated’ after Reynolds took on the role of Deadpool, proving to be a rival to his portrayal of Wolverine.

He claimed Reynolds had used social media to ‘manipulate’ him in recent years, with the two men regularly poking fun at each other on Instagram.

Old school: Their hilarious rivalry began around the time Reynolds starred in 2016 Marvel film, Deadpool. Jackman said he struggled to remember the specifics, but it did start over Reynold’s ex-wife, Scarlett Johansson, who he was married to from 2008 until 2011

In 2021, Jackman revealed that he has no plans to stop trolling the fellow actor.

He said pranking Ryan is one of his great joys in life – and the Wolverine star fancies himself rather good at it.

‘There’s no doubt it’s a lot of fun because let’s face it, it’s one of the great — it should be an Olympic sport — trolling Ryan Reynolds,’ Jackman said.

‘I’m pretty sure I’ll be out there for the gold, but I think everyone would enjoy the sport. I think every kid should do it.’