The Deadpool and Wolverine cameos come 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 contains major spoilers for Deadpool and Wolverine ! Turn back now if you haven't seen the new Marvel Phase 5 movie yet! If you're still reading, then you'll know that Henry Cavill makes a shocking appearance as a Wolverine variant in the film. The moment comes when Wade Wilson is searching across the multiverse for a version of Logan who could be an anchor being in 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 of Cavill'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-reloading in Mission: Impossible. Such a reference fits perfectly in the meta madness of Deadpool's wo.