Why Ryan Reynolds' Mint Mobile Flipped an Old Ad Upside-Down for Super Bowl Sunday

An 'upcycled' spot continues the budget cell service's humorous efforts to save money on marketing

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Mint Mobile is making its return to Super Bowl Sunday this weekend, but you might need to tune in a bit early to catch the Ryan Reynolds-owned brand’s ad.

No, not the pre-game show. Before that.

You can’t miss it. It’s the ad that’s upside-down.

While the budget cell service did make an official Super Bowl ad appearance in 2019, infamously running a spot about chunky milk, it hasn’t officially returned to the game since Reynolds took an ownership stake later that year.

Since

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