This story contains spoilers for Deadpool and Wolverine.
Henry Cavill was one of many major cameo appearances in Deadpool and Wolverinein which he plays a variant of Hugh Jackman’s Logan, dubbed “Cavillerine” by the filmmakers. The actor was determined to make his portrayal of a Wolverine variant believable, but in the end he paid the price for his commitment.
Although his screen time was limited, Cavill’s Wolverine memorably had a cigar in his mouth. According to the New York Times Deadpool and Wolverine Director Shawn Levy recounted how Cavill kept the cigar “lit and in his mouth” throughout the entire eight-hour shoot. Levy revealed that Cavill’s method acting with the cigar made him very sick the next day, but no one could have guessed that this would happen during filming, as Cavill never showed any signs of being unwell.
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“He kept the cigar lit and in his mouth throughout the entire day of filming.”, explained Levy. “I remember hearing the next day that Henry was sick because he had inhaled cigar smoke for eight hours without stopping, but had not stopped once.”
Henry Cavill’s Wolverine was called “Cavillerine”
In a separate interview with Variety, Levy also said of the big cameo: “When we talk about him, we have to call him by his actual name, which is Cavillerine, which Ryan (Reynolds) coined. I knew once Ryan coined that term, there was no denying it.” He immediately said yes because he knew it would be subversive and playful. It was also done with a lot of affection for him and his body of work, and it played with his legacy as a DC hero now that he’s a variant of a Marvel hero.”
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Cavill addressed the character’s role in a social media post published after the film’s release. He shared a picture of himself in character, complete with the lit cigar in his mouth, and the post has been liked more than 3.1 million times. Cavill also joked that he “shaved off my mustache for this film,” a reference to how his facial hair was implausibly digitally removed when he played Superman in . Justice League‘s new recordings.
Levy said recently in an interview at the Happy Sad Confused Podcast that there was another wild idea for a Wolverine variant that didn’t make it into the series. Reynolds suggested that a real Wolverine could be one of the Wolverines, and Levy loved the idea. However, it was simply too late in production at that point to pursue that idea.
“We really wanted a real wolverine, the animal, and it would tear Deadpool apart,” Levy said. “But we came up with the idea too late to create a convincing digital wolverine, so I have that one in reserve in case I need one for a sequel.”
Deadpool and Wolverine is now in cinemas.
Source: The New York Times, Variety
Deadpool and Wolverine
Wolverine joins the “mercenary with the big mouth” in the third part of the Deadpool film series.
- Release date
- July 26, 2024
- Pour
- Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Matthew Macfadyen, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Karan Soni
- Authors
- Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Wendy Molyneux, Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin
- Main genre
- superhero
- franchise
- Marvel film universe
- Characters of
- Rob Liefeld, Fabian Nicieza
- prehistory
- Deadpool 2, Deadpool
- Manufacturer
- Kevin Feige, Simon Kinberg
- Production company
- Marvel Studios, 21 Laps Entertainment, Maximum Effort, The Walt Disney Company
- Studio(s)
- Marvel Studios
