Henry Cavill Addresses Those Justice League Reshoots

The man behind the mustache finally speaks out.

By ChrisXMorgan

The mustache that Henry Cavill grew for Mission: Impossible 6 has been in the news quite a bit recently due to it resulting in reported complications surrounding the Justice League reshoots. Given that he now sports popular culture's most prominent mustache, it was only a matter of time before Cavill himself spoke on the matter.

For the uninitiated, reshoots for Justice League have dragged on considerably, as they have reportedly been ongoing for two months and cost Warner Bros. $25 million. Part of the problem is working around the schedules of the film's actors, and that includes Cavill. Cavill, who plays Superman, is currently working on the latest Mission: Impossible movie, for which he has grown a hearty mustache. Paramount, the studio behind that movie, won't let him shave the mustache, so Justice League is having to reportedly digitally remove the mustache from Cavill's face, lest Superman suddenly be sporting some lip fuzz.

Cavill took to Instagram to address the issue, albeit in a tongue-in-cheek fashion. Alongside a picture taken from a movie set, Cavill left the following caption:

"Dear followers, it is time to finally set the record straight in this moustache fiasco. Pictured above, is not a set on MI6 but is in fact the latest in a series of weapons being designed by Warner Bros and Paramount Studios to combat the entity known as "Henry Cavill's Moustache". There has been no discussion over whether to shave or not to shave for the JL reshoots, simply a relentless campaign to put an end to the seemingly inexorable conquest of this despotic 'stache. It is not a question of IF I should shave - it is a question of how can we possibly be victorious against such a beast without bringing our own doom raining down upon us."

It will be a shame when all of this is said and done and Cavill's mustache is no longer in the zeitgeist. Then again, as M:I 6 director Christopher McQuarrie pointed out on Twitter, a year from now Cavill's 'stache will be gracing the big screen, and we will be able to see if it was all worth it.

Chris Morgan is the author of The Comic Galaxy of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and The Ash Heap of History. Wisely or not, he's also on Twitter.

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