Emma Corrin was ready to bulk up to play supervillain Cassandra Nova in Deadpool & Wolverine . Corrin, 28, plays Professor Charles Xavier’s twin sister in the Marvel Studios blockbuster, but unlike costars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman , they didn’t have to hit the gym too hard to prepare for the role. The Crown star made the revelation in a new video for British GQ in which they answered questions from various social media platforms.
One fan noted that Deadpool & Wolverine is Corrin’s first action movie and asked via Reddit, “Did you have to undergo any physical training for the role?” “This is funny because I did ask if I could have a personal trainer and they said no,” Corrin responded. “They said I don’t have to undergo any physical training. I was so ready to undergo, like, a huge [physical] transformation but they were like, ‘That’s absolutely not required of you.
Please stand down.’ I tried.” Corrin also revealed that they got to bond with costar Reynolds, 47, off-set when Reynolds invited them to see his soccer team, Wrexham AFC , play a game.
“I think I ended up spending most of the time playing games with his kid more than watching the football,” said the actor. “I remember they won and I attributed that to my being there. And I think Ryan agreed.
” Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy approached Corrin to star in the movie after seeing them perform in a London stage adaptation of Virginia Woolf ’s Orlando . However, Corrin ad.
