Deadpool 2 is here, and - surprise surprise - it's actually rather good. Whether or not it surpasses the original is still in the air, but one thing there's no denying is that the film is X-Men unfiltered - there are dozens of references, allusions and nods to the source material that, in some respects, could make the sequel the most authentic X-Men film to date.
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And though this very much is Wade Wilson's film, Cable - the story's time-travelling ancillary antagonist - steals the show. Josh Brolin is magnetic in the role, and while his motivations for travelling back in time were never in doubt, the identity of his daughter - who was murdered by Fire Fist in the future - is a little more obscure.
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For starters, Deadpool 2 took the rather odd decision of not explicitly referencing Cable's lineage. Comic fans will know that the mercenary, who goes by the name of Nathan in the comics, is the son of one Scott Summers. The timeline gets a little confusing from then on in, but Cable is the son of Cyclops and one of the nineties' most memorable X-characters.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
