Contrary to what was reported earlier, it is actually Serbian actor Stefan Kapicic who will star in the "Deadpool" film as the mutant Colossus and not Andre Tricoteux.
The revelation came as a surprise to Kapicic too, and the 37-year-old actor told Entertainment Weekly that he was eager to be a part of the "Deadpool" film because he grew up reading the comic books.
"It was such a top secret project from the beginning that I didn't even know what I was auditioning for. It was only after the second round of casting that some of the names were revealed and I figured it out immediately, so it was a much bigger deal for me because I am such a huge fan," he shared.
"I am big comic book geek. I can't live without them," the actor added. "Deadpool was always one of my favorite characters because of the way he handles all kinds of situations. His style and humor make him the perfect antihero. It's great finding a comic book character that doesn't care about following traditional comic book rules by breaking the fourth wall and being explicit about everything. This gives Deadpool the arrogance which you just have to love."
Kapicic said that his mutant is already big in the comic books, but director Tim Miller wanted him even bigger in the big screen.
"Tim Miller's idea of Colossus was to be bigger and stronger than everyone else, so for the motion capture they needed an extremely tall man. I'm 6-foot-4, but he wanted Colossus to be over 7 feet, so they used a stunt double to recreate his height, and he did very good job there," shared the actor. "Tim also wanted Colossus to sound as close as possible to the comic book character's background, so he had me to come in, since my voice was what he envisioned for Colossus, who has an authentic Russian accent. My character's voice gives him the past history as Piotr Rasputin once you hear him speak. This made him the most authentic to the original idea of the comic book character."
Kapicic is a huge fan of both Miller and lead star Ryan Reynolds, since he can't help but gush about the performances of both.
"There is no actor in the world with such talent and charm that could play Deadpool as well as Ryan Reynolds. Working with him was a fantastic experience, and his ideas and suggestions helped me out a lot," he said. ""I worked with many directors in my life, but Tim Miller is definitely my favorite. He not only has a beautiful sense of directing actors, but he also shares a great love and passion for the comic book world, as I do."
