McQuarrie reveals discussions about Cavill's moustache

Los Angeles: Christopher McQuarrie has opened up about the backdoor negotiations between Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros regarding actor Henry Cavill's mustache which had become a major bone of contention for the reshoots of Justice League.

Cavill's moustache, which he grew for his role in Mission: Impossible – Fallout, made global headlines last year when Warner Bros wanted the facial hair gone for the Justice League reshoots.

But his contractual obligations to Paramount Pictures proved to be a major hurdle.

Ultimately, Warner Bros took the middle road and had Cavill's moustache removed digitally. They, however, were unsuccessful in hiding it from the diehard fans who spotted the anomaly in the film.

In an interview with Empire podcast, McQuarrie said Justice League producer Charles Roven had called him to explain the situation with the reshoots and told him that they want the moustache to be gone.

"I said, 'Look, Chuck, I want to do everything I can to help you, but I also have to think about our production. Let me talk to everybody and see what can be done'," he said.