Emma Corrin Talks Becoming Cassandra Nova and THAT ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Moment

While Deadpool & Wolverine brought back many familiar faces from Marvel’s past, it was a new character who drove much of the story forward.

When the titular heroes are pruned by TVA and transported to the Void, they are brought face to face with Emma Corrin’s Cassandra Nova.

Now that the third Deadpool film has finally hit theaters, Corrin sat down with GQ UK to discuss what it was like playing the high-powered villain.

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“Yeah, it was kind of an extraordinary role of power to be in a situation where I felt such extreme impostor syndrome most days,” they explained.

Researching Cassandra

Leading up to the release of Deadpool & Wolverine, Corrin admitted to not knowing much about Marvel. So, how much research went into developing Cassandra?

“I actually didn’t end up doing that much. There’s a huge Marvel database online, which is really cool and very extensive. It kind of reads like a very in-depth Top Trumps card. Each character has details, powers and history,” Corrin explained.

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“And I read that and the main thing that stood out to me was her origin story being the evil twin sister of Charles Xavier, and how he kills her in the womb with his powers and thinks she’s dead. And then she regrows herself on a sewer wall. It came in handy for me to know all that history because of Wolverine’s presence in the film, the elephant in the room being Charles Xavier, when I meet Wolverine for the first time. Wolverine is sort of him incarnate in this film.”

Killing Chris Evans

Perhaps the most shocking moment in Deadpool & Wolverine is when Nova quickly and brutally kills Chris Evans’ Johnny Storm. While it was an impactful and memorable scene, it also put Corrin in an awkward situation.

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“I felt so bad when we were in the screening the other day. Because we watched it after the New York premiere with all these Lincoln Center full of fans, and everyone was so excited when they see him appear on screen, and then after three minutes, I’ve killed him. I felt terrible. I was hiding in my seat. Yeah, it was weird. Not something I thought I’d be doing if you’d asked me a few years ago.”

Looking back on the moment, Corrin had nothing but praise for Marvel and their ability to bring characters back.

“That’s something [Marvel] do so well, the cameos. You know, they give the people what they want. They give them cameos. But they also don’t use them gratuitously. They’re all there for a reason,” they said.

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“And I think you really sense that. Or, I hope people sense that, because I think they’re used really cleverly.”

Have We Seen the Last of Cassandra Nova?

While it seemed that Cassandra Nova met her end at the conclusion of Deadpool & Wolverine, fans have speculated that we will see the high-powered mutant again. So, what does Corrin think?

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“I mean, does anyone die in the MCU? I feel like if this film proves anything it’s that you can literally bring back absolutely anyone. So maybe one day I’ll be pulling a Hugh and pulling over on the side of the road saying, ‘I’ve got to do it!'” she teased.

Deadpool & Wolverine is in theaters now.

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