Marvel-lous surprise as Seb’s heroes assemble
AVENGERS’ GET WELL WISHES
A SUPERHERO fan from Whitley Bay who is recovering from openheart surgery is “over the moon” after Marvel Studios invited him to London to watch some filming.
Ivan Hollingsworth’s son Seb, 13, who was born with a congenital heart condition, underwent the surgery on July 11 at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle. While he was still in hospital, Ivan put a plea on social media to see if any Marvel superheroes could send a message to his own hero son.
And the family was left stunned after Deadpool’s Ryan Reynolds sent a sweet video to Seb wishing him well in his recovery. But that was only the start as news of brave Seb’s battle spread and soon enough more Marvel actors including Samuel L Jackson, Chris Hemsworth, Brie Larson, and Mark Ruffalo sent well wishes. Now Seb has been surprised with a package full of goodies from Marvel Studios, along with an invitation to come to its studios in London. Dad Ivan, 47, said Seb is “over the moon” and has “the biggest smile on his face”. He said: “We are all absolutely buzzing, it’s just incredible. Seb is very overwhelmed, two weeks ago he was in theatre, now he’s sitting there with all this stuff and all these messages from Marvel superheroes.”
Mr Reynolds told Seb he was “doing amazing” and he was “super proud” of him while Samuel L Jackson, who plays Nick Fury, said: “Assemble!! Speedy recovery wishes.” Mark Ruffalo, who plays the Hulk said: “I think we have some competition for the strongest Avenger, @chrishemsworth!” To which Chris Hemsworth, who plays Thor, replied: “The strongest Avenger by far.”