Hollywood star Hugh Jackman in talks to purchase stake in Championship membership to rival Ryan Reynolds
Hollywood star Hugh Jackson could be set to follow in Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s footsteps after speaking about his interest in buying a stake in a Championship club
Hugh Jackman is in talks to buy a stake in Norwich City(Image: FilmMagic)
Hollywood star Hugh Jackman has revealed he is in talks to buy a stake in Norwich.
Australian Jackman, who is a Canaries fan as his mother is originally from Norwich, is close friends with Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds, and told talkSPORT they could soon be rivals in the Championship. “I’m very, very interested – and talking about it right now,” Jackman said when asked if he could get involved in English football. “Good on Ryan, you do your thing, I’m all about the Canaries.”
In 2023, Jackman took up an invite to watch Wrexham alongside his Deadpool and Wolverine co-star Reynolds, who co-owns the Welsh club with fellow actor Rob McElhenney.
Hugh Jackman is interested in buying a stake in Norwich City
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Under their ownership Wrexham have risen from the National League to the Championship with three straight promotions between 2022 and 2025.
Jackman added: “I went to Carrow Road a couple of times, and I love the Canaries, and this is the year we’re going to get promoted. That’s my prediction. My prediction is Norwich and Wrexham are getting promoted this year.”
Sydney-born Jackman, 57, had previously revealed he was offered the chance to invest in Norwich in 2010 but turned down the opportunity.
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney could have Hollywood rivalry in the Championship(Image: Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty)
Speaking in 2011, Jackman said: “Sometimes I make big mistakes. I got a letter about a year ago saying, being such a huge Norwich City fan would I like to be a celebrity investor? Like a small part-owner.
“I said, ‘I think that’s a little stretched, I’ve been to Carrow Road once, my mum took me’, so I decided not to invest. And since then they’re on a run, so what do I know?”
American billionaire Mark Attanasio is the majority shareholder in Norwich, having originally bought into the club in 2022, gradually building up his stake.
In August 2024, Attanasio, who is also the owner of the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team, took majority control from Delia Smith and Michael Wynn Jones.
