In case you’ve been wondering why we didn’t see Liev Schreiber reprise his role as Sabertooth in Deadpool & Wolverine, it really all came down to him not wanting to work out and get back in top physical condition for the role.
During an interview with Collider, the actor was asked about why he did return to play this classic Marvel character and this was his reply:
“To be honest, it’s a lot of work getting your body up to that point. I know I watched Hugh [Jackman] get himself ready again, and I thought, ‘I’m okay to sit by the sidelines.”
It’s not easy to get yourself in peak physical condition! It’s a lot of hard work of strenuous training and discipline and he just wasn’t up to the task.
But, that doesn’t mean he’s not grateful for the fans and their support of wanting to see him back as Sabertooth, calling it “amazing.”
Schreiber went on to say: “I can’t begin to tell you what it feels like when people are thinking about something you did and are so appreciative of it that they want you to do it again. I was so surprised that people were campaigning for me to be in the new Deadpool movie.”
I wonder if the whole Sabertooth aspect of the film would’ve been different had Schreiber signed on. There was a whole Sabertooth battle hyped up in the movie, but it came and went pretty fast. I wonder if they would’ve put more care into the character and his story arc had Schreiber come back.
I guess we’ll never know.
