Deadpool and Wolverine's wildest cameo features an easily missed shoutout to a major meme
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TheDeadpool and Wolverine cameoscome thick and fast in the movie – but its most shocking surprise appearance features an easily missed meme reference.
Now, it should go without saying, but the following containsmajor spoilers forDeadpool and Wolverine! Turn back now if you haven’t seen the newMarvel Phase 5movie yet!
If you’re still reading, then you’ll know thatHenry Cavill makes a shocking appearance as a Wolverine variantin the film. The moment comes when Wade Wilson is searching across the multiverse for a version of Logan who could be ananchor beingin the Merc’s own universe, which would save it from destruction.
While Deadpool makes a cheeky joke about treating Cavill better than the DCEU (we all remember the sorry saga ofCavill’s return then almost immediate exit as Superman, right?), Cavill gets to reference another of his roles when The Cavillrine advances to attack Wade.
In a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment, Cavill makes a quick downwards movement with both arms to unsheathe his adamantium claws, which mirrors his iconic arm reloading in Mission: Impossible – Fallout.
“Everything starts to get quite sore after a while, because it’s a lot of repetitive motion. And the connective tendons in my biceps were getting sore, so I had to warm them up before I threw punches. I would literally do that to warm them up,“Cavill previously explained of the arm-reloadingin Mission: Impossible. Such a reference fits perfectly in the meta madness of Deadpool’s world, of course.
Deadpool and Wolverine is in UK cinemas now and hits US theaters on July 26. For more on the movie, check out our piece on theDeadpool and Wolverine post-credits sceneor our verdict on the film in ourDeadpool and Wolverine review.
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I’m a Senior Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, covering all things film and TV for the site’s Total Film and SFX sections. I previously worked on the Disney magazines team at Immediate Media, and also wrote on the CBeebies, MEGA!, and Star Wars Galaxy titles after graduating with a BA in English.
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