Mission: Impossible 6 star Henry Cavill has posted a playful message on Facebook, teasing all those who have made a big deal about recent reports saying the mustache he sports in M:I6 is causing problems for Warner Bros., as they embark upon expensive reshoots for Justice League.

Mission: Impossible 6 set photos showing why Cavill can't shave just yet.

With stories about his mustache spreading over the internet like wildfire, Cavill has decided to use humor to calm things down, posting an image on Facebook that he jokingly claims shows a weapon being developed by Warner Bros. and Paramount to combat his highly problematic facial hair:

According to McQuarrie, Cavill's mustache must stay on throughout shooting of M:I6 because of the difficult stunt work coming up that would simply be too much for a taped-on mustache to withstand. At the end of the day, it's much cheaper and easier for Warner Bros. to remove Cavill's mustache than it would be for Paramount to digitally add a mustache to the actor in action scenes that no doubt will feature him and the camera moving around a lot.

Another option for Warner Bros. would have been to break with long-standing tradition and allow Superman to appear with a mustache for the first time in movie history. Though the sight of Superman with a mustache might have been a little too much for purists, it definitely would have been a gutsy and interesting move for Warner Bros. as they continue to look for ways to freshen up the DCEU and director switch from Zack Snyder to Joss Whedon.

The massive box office success this summer, though Cavill's participation seems to indicate that more (or at least different) Superman scenes are needed too.

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