He instructed Empire journal, “There was supposed to be a lot more of Crossbones. I was the one character who I think should be in more of them, and these other idiot characters are still there. I was being an asshole, being a bit petulant.”
However, his son satisfied him to do the cameo.
Grillo continued, “He said, ‘This is going to be the biggest movie in the world,’ and he was right. And I had a beautiful time. They did the 10-year anniversary, Stan Lee was there, and I stood and went, ‘What an asshole I am!'”