Paul Mullin to play an X-Men? Wrexham could feature in Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool 3

The Welsh side, owned by Hollywood superstars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, have seen their stock skyrocket thanks to the hugely popular duo.

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Their Welcome to Wrexham behind the scenes documentary has made the side a household name across the pond, while its success is being mirrored on the pitch with a National League promotion push.

Reynolds' career has spanned television, film and multiple big money businesses, but he's arguably most famous for his role as Marvel Comics superhero Deadpool.

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The first two instalments of the film have grossed well into the billions, and with a third on the way, it's only natural to wonder if Wrexham may feature.

The possibility was put to their director, Humphrey Ker, by talkSPORT's Ally McCoist, and he far from ruled it out.

"I genuinely don't know for sure," Ker said. "I've not had this conversation but I'd be quite surprised if not.

"Ryan is very good at layering through all his different parts and elements of his life and his career, they all intersect in all sorts of different ways.

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"I think that there were Aviation Gin references in the last one, and I'm sure there will be… who knows, Paul Mullin to play an X-Men, who knows?"

Englishman Ker is also a comedian, and best known back home for his appearances on panel shows such as 8 out of 10 Cats and Mock the Week.

Since then he's featured in McElhenney's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, but as he explained, that doesn't put him out of place at a club like Wrexham.

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"We like to do things a bit differently at Wrexham," Ker continued.

"I heard about Todd Boehly going into the Chelsea dressing room, and the one thing we've tried to really foster at Wrexham is the relationship between the players, the management and the ownership - that we're all in this together pulling in the same direction.

"Rob and Ryan are never out of the dressing room, to be honest, when they are over [from the US].

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"They wait until after the game, but they still have this giddy schoolboy thing that they can't believe that they are allowed in there.

"I know that kind of connection is one they are really proud of and we are really proud of.

"We hope it makes it a fun place to come and play and watch and generally a fun place to work, which has got to be a good thing."