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Emma Corrin revealed in a video interview with British GQ magazine that they had asked for a personal trainer to transform into the villain Cassandra Nova for Marvel’s “Deadpool and Wolverine,” but the studio rejected their proposal. It turns out that undergoing a physical transformation was not what the Marvel team envisioned for Corrin’s MCU debut.
“It’s funny because I asked if I could get a personal trainer and they said no,” Corrin said. “They said I didn’t need to do any fitness training. I was so ready to have a huge transformation, but they were like, ‘This is absolutely not what you need to do. Please stop.’ I tried.”
Comic book readers know Cassandra as Charles Xavier’s evil twin sister. It’s unclear how this character fits into the story of Deadpool and Wolverine. Weekly EntertainmentCorrin said Ryan Reynolds and director Shawn Levy told them that Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds” villain Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz) was at the forefront of their minds when the duo came up with their “Deadpool and Wolverine” villain.
“He’s disarmingly polite and kind, and it’s really scary,” Corrin said. “It’s even more sinister because he doesn’t need to do anything.”
Corrin added: “Ryan and Shawn pitched this idea, which I totally agreed with: ‘We want this villain to not be a villain in the way that you expect. We want you to be so attached to her, so charmed by her, and just when you think that maybe she’s totally seen into your soul and you’re going to be best friends, you’re dead.'”
Levy previously told Empire magazine that he courted Corrin to star in the film after seeing them perform in a stage production of “Orlando” last year. Levy set up a meeting with Corrin, but they had no idea why they were meeting, given Marvel’s ultra-secretive nature. Corrin told Levy that they were absolutely baffled by the MCU and would need a crash course in all things Marvel if they were to accept the role.
“Raise your hand, I’m not a Marvel fan,” Corrin said. “I watched Spider-Man and Black Panther. I was like, ‘Listen, you’re going to have to debrief me on this.’ It’s such a complex world. There’s so much to talk about, it’s a real mess. All this language and Easter eggs, and this person is related to the person who did this, and this person came back and this person died… it’s unbelievable.”
“I really understand why it means so much to so many people,” Corrin added. “It’s a phenomenon, and I feel really lucky to be a part of it. Especially Deadpool, because I love that he’s self-aware and critical of his own inner workings.”
“Deadpool and Wolverine” hits theaters July 26. Watch Corrin’s full interview with British GQ in the video below.
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