"Shaved But Not Forgotten" is how Henry Cavill unveiled his new face to the world in an Instagram video Wednesday.
The post came complete with a touching tribute to his lost facial hair, as well as a not-so-subtle dig at "Justice League" which did a questionable-at-best job of removing his mustache via CGI for reshoots.
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View StoryThe Superman star grew the mustache for his role in the forthcoming sixth "Mission: Impossible" film and sported it for months, but finally on Wednesday morning it was time to say goodbye. "I know, it's hard to recognize me without king-stache," Cavill told his IG followers earnestly. "Sometimes I even have trouble recognizing myself."
The entire video was done as dramatically as possible, with Cavill alternately staring at his reflection in the mirror while wearing a white bathrobe and towel on his head, or looking deeply into the camera. "This is not CGI," Cavill said in a clear shot at the "Justice League" effects team that did a terrible job of digitally removing the 'stache when he was called back for reshoots, leading to fan outrage and amusement from everyone else at just how unnatural it looked.
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View Story"He's really gone," Cavill went on. "I can tell you this, though. I will remember him." And so will we all, as Cavill then launched into a schmaltzy tribute video complete with Sarah McLachlan's "I Will Remember You."
That's how you send off a mustache in style. Any chance we could reshoot those reshoots now, DC? No? Well, it was worth asking.
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