Ryan Reynolds reveals image of Cable from ‘Deadpool 2’
Ryan Reynolds is once again hard at work as the official social media intern of “Deadpool 2,” this time posting the highly-anticipated first look at Josh Brolin as the time-traveling mutant Cable on Twitter.
The image has all the requirements that should make Cable fans happy. Gray/silver hair, a cybernetic left eye and arm, and huge guns, literally and figuratively (he’s been working out for the role).
Reynolds even tweeted out another, more up-close picture of Brolin’s face to reveal Cable’s trademark scars over his right, non-cybernetic eye.
The teddy bear on Brolin’s left hip reveals that even a tough-guy character like Cable isn’t too macho for some of the “Deadpool” movie franchise’s now-to-be-expected twisted humor. But the bear also could be a clue to a major plot point of “Deadpool 2,” which will hit theaters in summer 2018. Is Hope Summers going to make an appearance in “Deadpool 2?” The mutant from the comics is very important to the future of mutantkind, and Cable at a time was responsible for her. All signs from that teddy point to “highly maybe.”
Last week Reynolds revealed the first image of Zazie Beetz, who also stars in “Deadpool 2” as Domino.
We do know from the wording of Reynolds’ up-close photo/tweet of Brolin that Cable, just like in his frequent appearances in the pages of “X-Men” and “X-Force” comics, will be from the future.
Cable and Domino are original members of the Marvel Comics mutant team X-Force, where they have fought alongside and against Deadpool frequently. Their appearances in “Deadpool 2” could pave the way for more X-Force characters making appearances and possibly give 20th Century Fox another R-rated “XMen” movie franchise if the characters are received well from fans.