Spoilers ahead for Deadpool and Wolverine.
“Deadpool and Wolverine” is filled with a lot of big and surprising cameos, but the most surprising of them all may have made the actor sick to his stomach.
While most multiverse variants have a heavy presence of Deadpool in their extended runtime, there are also some parallel universe Wolverines to see. Most notably, one played by Superman himself, Henry Cavill. Considering he’s (or was) the star of Man of Steel, not to mention his other work, he’s obviously a big surprise. In an interview with The New York Times, director Sean Levy explained the casting process and talked about how Cavill handled smoking Wolverine’s classic cigar.
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“May I point out that Ryan cleverly named Henry Cavill’s Logan ‘Cavill’?” Levy begins. “As far as Henry goes, not long after everything went haywire at DC, news broke that Henry would be replaced as Superman. Considering how much Deadpool has been speaking to the culture, it felt like a great opportunity to give Henry the first look. Casting Cavill in a character where he kicks ass but also pokes fun at another movie studio founded by comic books and plays with some self-awareness there.
The New York Times went on to note that Cavill’s appearance as Wolverine was worthy of consideration despite his brief appearance, to which Levy responded: “I think that’s true of all of us, including poor Henry Cavill, who Not only did he have that ability, I remember hearing the next day that Henry had an upset stomach because he had been smoking cigar smoke for eight hours straight, but never once.
It really sounds like Cavill should have said “hey, can I buy a fake cigar here,” but I’m sure this sickness will be over soon anyway. “Deadpool and Wolverine” will enter its third weekend this week and is currently on track to exceed $1 billion at the box office. This is obviously good news for Kevin Feige, considering the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s struggles post-Endgame, but even without that, it’s already the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time, surpassing The previous world record holder was…well, Passion Christ’s. A win is a win!
