20th Century Fox’s search for its Cable came to an end yesterday as the studio announced that Josh Brolin will be taking on the role of Nathan Summers in Deadpool 2 (along with, potentially, the X-Force film and third Deadpool). Following the announcement Ryan Reynolds took to Twitter to jokingly share his thoughts on Brolin’s casting, as well as unveiling a rather odd piece of promotional artwork…
The fuck, Fox! You can't play 2 characters in the same universe!! Josh Brolin was in Sicario and I was in Sabrina The Teenage Witch. pic.twitter.com/AQCRp1aWKg
— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) April 12, 2017
Meanwhile, graphic designer BossLogic wasted no time in putting together a couple of rather nice pieces of fan art showing how Brolin could look in the role of Cable…
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Deadpool 2 will see David Leitch (John Wick) directing while the cast includes returning stars Ryan Reynolds (Wade Wilson), Brianna Hildebrand (Negasonic Teenage Warhead), Stefan Kapicic (Colossus) and Karan Soni (Dopinder) and new additions Zazie Beetz (Atlanta) as Domino) and Josh Brolin (Avengers: Infinity War) as Cable.
Originally published April 13, 2017. Updated April 16, 2018.
