“There are some actors who didn’t do right by the characters. The actor is a self-described comic book geek, and admits to having anxiety about doing the character justice, so much so that his wife advised him not to “be so insecure” about his choices for the role. He’s such a sweet person and also a big tall guy, so you kind of imagine Colossus when you are looking at him and you hear him talk.” “We love him to death and he really embodies Colossus.
“His voice is tremendous,” says Deadpool 2 screenwriter Rhett Reese. He has been shooting a role in the upcoming fourth season of AMC’s Better Call Saul, the third highest-rated drama on cable. Though Kapicic’s face does not appear onscreen in Deadpool 2, the German-born, Serbian actor’s face is poised to be better known to U.S. It’s the facial capture, the voice - and he brings the character to life.” “Then we really get to refine it and do a lot and make it work with Stefan. He’s a really good actor and he got some great performances,” says Leitch of the on-set Colossus. So many ideas, because he is a master of improvisation.”ĭirector David Leitch notes that Kapicic took Colossus over the finish line with his fine-tuning. “I was working really closely with Ryan Reynolds, trying to give more levels of Colossus in this part, which worked so well - and Ryan gave me so much support. I just didn’t want to stop for any other break,” says Kapicic of his work. “It was eight, nine hours with 45 minutes of break. Tricoteux filmed on set, while Kapicic once again lent his voice, but this time he also did extensive motion capture work to deliver Colossus’ facial expressions. On the sequel, Kapicic had much more to do. Kapicic was cast and lent his voice to the character after filming had completed. In the first film, Kapicic collaborated on the Colossus role with multiple performers, including 6’9 actor Andre Tricoteux, who wore a mo-cap suit on set. “We have this beautiful relationship between Deadpool and Colossus … It’s like some sort of brotherly love, or even like a father-figure. “He has a good heart, and with some training he can be an X-Man,” Kapicic says of where we find Deadpool in the sequel. Deadpool 2 expands his role, giving him an arc that sees him lobby Deadpool to become an X-Men trainee while dealing with his own moral quandaries (and dangerous foes). Actor Stefan Kapicic brought Colossus to life with an authentic Russian accent and a tender bedside manner that made him the perfect foil for Ryan Reynolds’ raunchy antihero. Daniel Cudmore brought the character to life in 2003’s X2: X-Men United, where a shirtless version of Piotr Rasputin memorably helped Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine defend the X-Mansion he was also one of the few bright spots in the ill-received X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), where he threw Wolverine - claws out - toward a Danger Room Sentinel.īut it wasn’t until 2016’s Deadpoolthat Colossus was given the movie treatment fans had been waiting for. He’s flirted with big-screen greatness over the years. Beyond his physical strength and metallic form, his go-to move in comic books has been a tendency toward self-sacrifice, including temporarily becoming the Juggernaut to end a rampage by the original, and temporarily dying to save everyone from the AIDS allegory “Legacy Virus,” which only infected mutants. Throughout his comic book history, Colossus’ gentle nature has put him at the moral center of the X-Men, and it’s often been a point of melodrama when his morals were pushed to breaking point. The X-Men character has been a fan favorite since he was introduced by writer Len Wein and artist Dave Cockrum in 1975’s Giant Size X-Men No.
Colossus is finally getting the chance to shine as bright as his metal skin - thanks to Deadpool 2.