12 Best Fan Theories For 2018's Biggest Movies

12. Deadpool Fathered Cable's Wife - Deadpool 2

Courtesy of Cinema Blend, a theory started doing the rounds following Deadpool 2's release that there's far more to Cable's (Josh Brolin) wife than her simply being the motivation for his time-travelling quest.

The theory posits that Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) is actually the father of Cable's wife, noting their similar personalities, as Cable states that his wife would mask her pain with humour the same way that Wade does.

This isn't a particularly uncommon trait among anguished people, but the specific emphasis does feel weirdly pointed for a character we never really meet in any depth.

Furthermore, it would strengthen Cable's motivation to save Deadpool's life at the end of the film, which wouldn't merely be an act of kindness but one of necessity.

Keeping Deadpool alive allows him to travel back in time, prevent Vanessa (Morena Baccarin) from dying and allowing them to conceive their daughter, who would eventually become Cable's wife. Phew.

The originator of the theory outlines other supporting "evidence" - namely Cable's stylistic and thematic similarity to the first Terminator movie - which add up to a wildly circumstantial yet ludicrously entertaining stab in the dark.