Shawn Levy spilled some tea about Henry Cavill‘s Deadpool & Wolverine cameo.
The 41-year-old Superman actor famously jumped ship from DC to appear in the new Marvel movie playing a variant of Hugh Jackman‘s iconic Wolverine in the new blockbuster.
In a series of interviews, Shawn opened up about casting Henry, revealing a nickname for his version of Wolverine and explaining what made his “sick to his stomach” the day after filming.
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“He kept that cigar lit and in his mouth for the entirety of the shoot day,” Shawn recalled while on Happy Sad Confused. “I remember hearing the next day that Henry was sick to his stomach because he had been inhaling cigar smoke for eight hours straight, but never once did he waver.”
Speaking to Variety, Shawn revealed that Ryan dubbed Henry‘s variant of Wolverine “the Cavillerine.”
“I knew it was undeniable as soon as Ryan came up with that term. He said ‘yes’ right away because he knew it would be subversive and playful. It was also with a lot of affection for him and his body of work, and playing with his legacy as a DC hero now that he’s appearing as a variant of a Marvel hero,” he said.
Did you know that Henry has actually auditioned to play several other superheroes over the years?
