VIDEO: Ryan Reynolds Releases 'Aviation Gin' Commercial Filmed in Rovinj
During his stay in Rovinj last month filming the ‘The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard’ alongside Salma Hayek and Samuel L. Jackson, Ryan Reynolds found the time to promote his new liquor company Aviation Gin, reports Jutarnji List on June 5, 2019.
Recall, the actor took a stake in Aviation a little over a year ago, and allegedly, after taking just one sip, Reynolds asked the Portland owners if the distillery was for sale.
Making the most of his stay in Rovinj, Reynolds decided to use the stunning Croatian destination to film the latest advert for Aviation. The commercial was released on the company’s YouTube channel on June 5th, and in a video that lasts just over a minute, the actor asks "how far you would go for your company?".
With his peculiar and sarcastic humor, Reynolds claims he was personally committed to creating each bottle of Aviation himself and engraving them by hand.
“Because, can you ever really go too far for your company?”
The commercial ends with Andy King, the most prominent figure in the documentary of the flop Fyre Festival. Recall, King became the No. 1 story in the US media after the Fyre Festival documentary was released back in January. King nearly went as far as he could to save the Fyre Festival from turning into a total fiasco - though it did anyway.
In the end, Andy watches the Aviation Gin commercial from a bar, says that Reynolds “gets it”, and proceeds to order a glass of Aviation.
Reynolds did not hide his love for Croatia while he made it his home last month. The famous actor even took to his Instagram profile saying “If you’re gonna be repeatedly punched in the face anywhere…I recommend Croatia. I love this place.”
You can find the new Aviation Gin commercial below.
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Salma Hayek and Hollywood Co-stars Reveling in Rovinj (PHOTOS)
April 13, 2019 - As you may already know, “The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard,” which is the sequel to the 2017 action comedy “The Hitman's Bodyguard,” began filming in Rovinj at the beginning of the month. The film, which is directed by Patrick Hughes, features Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds, Salma Hayek, and Samuel L. Jackson to name a few. Set to debut in 2020, it is one of the largest film projects Croatia has seen, reported Jutarni List at the beginning of April.
“The filming in Croatia, which is planned for 49 days, will last until the end of May. In addition to Rovinj, locations in Zagreb, Rijeka and the surrounding area of Karlovac will be used for the film,” said the producer of the film, Igor A. Nola, from MP Film Productions.
Our locations, Nola adds, play Italy, the Mediterranean, as well as Croatia. More than 220 Croatian film professionals are part of the production, and more than 760 extras will be engaged.
As the Croatian Audiovisual Center (HAVC) points out, the project was reported as an incentives program to encourage investment in the production of audiovisual works, which was carried out by HAVC in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture.
The famous cast hasn’t been shy about sharing the beauty of Croatia on their Instagram pages. Notably, Hayek has managed to share a photo every day from the Rovinj film set to her 9.7 million followers.
Hayek called Rovinj a “magical location”, and was even seen grocery shopping on Friday. Namely, one of the scenes was filmed at a market located at the entrance to Rovinj’s old town center.
Some of the local products even caught the actor’s attention. You can see the photos on T.portal.
Hayek also shared a new friend she made in Croatia, which you can see below.
Samuel L. Jackson also couldn’t help but share the beauty of Rovinj with his 5 million Instagram followers.
“This new location looks promising! Croatia is lovely at first glance,” Jackson wrote.
The crew is excepted to visit Croatia’s capital on May 1.
"The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard" should hit cinemas in the first half of 2020.
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