Deadpool 2: 8 Reasons To Be Excited

8. Josh Brolin's Cable

Deadpool 2 Cable Josh Brolin
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It's been a fair few months since we saw the first official photos of Josh Brolin's Cable, and while he didn't feature in this most recent trailer (physically), there's no denying that the actor's shift from the MCU to the X-Men is shaping up to be a good one.

The Sicario actor's a perfect pick for the part of Nathan Summers, son of Scott (Cyclops) and Marvel's premier time-travelling mutant. Bishop might take issue with that last comment, but it's true, Cable is just a really interesting character and one with a massive history to boast, both on his own, and with the Merc with a Mouth himself too.

He looks to be taking the role of the antagonist this time around, albeit one who will undoubtedly help Wade at some point. Fans have speculated that the film will follow Cable in his efforts to save Hope Summers, a character who, in the comics at least, turned out to be the onetime saviour of mutantkind.

Either way, Brolin's a formidable actor and one who's long overdue a live-action appearance in a comic book adaptation (at least if you discount his role in Men in Black 3).

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