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[DMczaf]

Pretty damn disappointed after the Shannon rumors tbh but I guess he was way too busy

Brolin will be good but man what could have been

He was up for batman and cast in Jonah Hex (lol) as well. He's got that comic book jaw

Omg I keep forgetting Jonah Hex was a thing

 

[wesleyshark]

Brolin is a good pick.

 

[Jesus Carbomb]

Is he the fat kid from Goonies?

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

Bradley Cooper as Green lantern.
Vin Diesel as Lobo.

Only if Cooper plays Guy Gardner.
And Diesel should be Darkseid. He's got the voice.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Is he the fat kid from Goonies?

The older brother.

 

[Kusagari]

I don't know how they're going to do it but the inevitable reference to Thanos in the movie will be incredible.

 

[AuthenticM]

That's a fantastic choice!

 

[Slaythe]

You know what ? I'm in.

Josh will kill it.

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

Now that I think about it, doesn't Deadpool have a thing with Death just like Thanos?

 

[Theecliff]

after the crazy amount of rumours all pointing to wildly different actors i still like the theory that cable gets played by a different person each scene and deadpool is the only one to notice.

 

[The Kree]

Now that I think about it, doesn't Deadpool have a thing with Death just like Thanos?

Deadpool hit it first.

 

[LordOfLore]

Now that I think about it, doesn't Deadpool have a thing with Death just like Thanos?

Deadpool got cursed with complete immortality by Thanos once to keep him from Death.

 

[Fancyarcher]

Not a bad choice, not really sure I can buy him as Cable and Thanos at this point, but hey it's acting.

 

[Litan]

Now if the movie doesn't have a Thanos reference, I'll be dissapointed.

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

Deadpool got cursed with complete immortality by Thanos once to keep him from Death.

Haha, I love comics.

 

[firehawk12]

They might as well make him Thanos anyway.

 

[AHA-Lambda]

oh you know Deadpool will crack a joke about Thanos being in the film

 

[Discotheque]

Omg I keep forgetting Jonah Hex was a thing

For real. And it freaking has Fassbender and Shannon in it too 💀

 

[Inferno313]

While I was pulling for Shannon this is a GREAT choice. Brolin is fantastic.

 

[Metalmarc]

Wait whaaaaaaa


Hmmm sure why not?

 

[Raylan Targaryen]

Eh, not like we haven't done weirder stuff with Torch/Cap and two Quicksilvers

There was quite a bit of time between Torch and Cap though.

 

[Caddywompus]

Damn signed on for four movies. So we are going get Cable in every Fox property plus his own movie.

 

[LordOfLore]

Damn signed on for four movies. So we are going get Cable in every Fox property plus his own movie.

Deadpool 2, New Mutants stinger, X-Force and a solo probably.

 

[Inferno313]

Deadpool 2, New Mutants stinger, X-Force and a solo probably.

I don't think most studios count a stinger as one of the films in the contract. They typically negotiate a separate deal for these small parts instead of wasting a whole contracted film for a 2 minute scene.

 

[HellforLeather]

Never considered Brolin but I can totally see it. Good pick

 

[triplestation]

it is impossible

IMPOSSIBLE

to go wrong with josh brolin

he's never done anything that doesn't reek of quality

id watch a taylor swift biopic starring josh brolin

whats particularly awesome about him is that he doesn't take himself seriously and welcomes all genres

hes gonna kill it as cable

 

[- J - D -]

Will probably be a better written character than Thanos.

 

[TuXx]

Nice!

Didn't know he was an option. He's perfect for that role.

 

[fade_]

Was hoping for Ray Stevenson. He's perfect for the part physically at least.

 

[Vic_Viper]

I love the character of Deadpool but I am not sure about 4 more movies ...

Doesnt mean 4 more Deadpool movies. Cable is a major player in the X-Force, so I assume atleast 1 of those will be the X-Force movie. Then either Deadpool 3 or X-Force 2, probably the later since the larger cast. Also he could even be in a X-Men movie too so theres that.

On Josh Brolin as Cable. Not super happy but I guess they needed someone asap and went with a well known actor with talent. He just doesnt look like Cable at all imo, if anyone he looks like Warpath.

 

[GAMEPROFF]

1x 90s X-Men
1x Deadpool
1x X-Force
1x Sequel to whatever

 

[Dysun]

Really solid pick

 

[MrToughPants]

Love Brolin, solid choice and look forward to Thanos references.

 

[Eppy Thatcher]

That stoic quiet Brolin from No Country would make a perfect Cable. Calculated... cold. He'll need to pack some muscle on but i have full faith in Reynolds and co. to make his suit look fucking baller and the man can act circles around most.

This is gonna be the best buddy cop blood orgy there has ever been....


edit: My bet for the Thanos joke:
"yea.... yea I like you in blue and gold. that's a good look but... you seem like you would look great in purple. Like... a metric fuckton of purple."

 

[JustAnotherMike]

Ryan keeping that DC to Marvel machine churning. I would say Halle Berry is next, but she is already Storm.

 

[GAMEPROFF]

Ryan keeping that DC to Marvel machine churning. I would say Halle Berry is next, but she is already Storm.

???

 

[The Outsider]

Fuuuuuck, this is a good choice. And that's not even counting the incoming glorious Thanos memes.

 

[Inferno313]

???

Brolin's first comic book movie role was in Jonah Hex, I think that's what he's referring to.

 

[ZeoVGM]

Amazing choice. Brolin is about to play two incredibly different but iconic Marvel characters and he's going to kill it as both. Can't wait for Deadpool to make some sort of meta joke about it.

Super confused why anyone would ask whether or not he would still be in Avengers. Guys, Thanos is a motion capture character. He won't even look like a human.

 

[Thewonandonly]

SPOILERS

Cable is in this.

Can this please be the spoiler thread name for Thor.

Thor 3: The dark world 2: rangorock spoiler thread: cable is in this.

 

[fallengorn]

He's a good pick.

 

[strafer]

That sucks, I wanted Sam Worthington.

 

[Inferno313]

Amazing choice. Brolin is about to play two incredibly different but iconic Marvel characters and he's going to kill it as both. Can't wait for Deadpool to make some sort of meta joke about it.

Super confused why anyone would ask whether or not he would still be in Avengers. Guys, Thanos is a motion capture character. He won't even look like a human.

Right, plus it'd be petty as hell for Marvel to take the part away from him anyways. Michael B. Jordan was in Fantastic Four, now he's in Black Panther. They don't give a shit.

 

[Can Crusher]

Oh come on.
Cable being much shorter than Deadpool is going to look weird.

 

[enzo_gt]

He looks like Cable more than some of the other rumoured actors, and he's got the acting chops. Not much to complain about from me.

 

[Zubz]

Okay, they can't possibly have him on without doing a Thanos reference rofl

I'm convinced that's the only reason the picked him over Perlman or Theron.

Eh, not like we haven't done weirder stuff with Torch/Cap and two Quicksilvers

Yeah, but the latter case worked due to Quicksilver's title of "mutant" being in question. We're definitely looking at the former case since Thanos is firmly non-mutant.

 

[PapaEmeritus]

The actor that needs to play cable is this guy

Stephen Lang- Have him bulk up a bit

 

[Staccat0]

I cannnnot think of a more boring actor honestly. I can't think of one interesting decision he has ever made.

He has worked in some films, because he functions okay as a sort of "blank" character, but I think he is kinda wallpaper.

I'm not a fan of complaining about comic casting based on looks, but Brolin is just so.... whatever.

 

[djcatskratch]

Lang took the announcement like a champ, good for him:

https://twitter.com/IAmStephenLang/status/852260753730138113

My final word on the subject. JB an outstanding choice. Chiseled, dry, funny, and he got the chops. Congrats Josh. #deadpool

 

[Discotheque]

I cannnnot think of a more boring actor honestly. I can't think of one interesting decision he has ever made.

He has worked in some films, because he functions okay as a sort of "blank" character, but I think he is kinda wallpaper.

I'm not a fan of complaining about comic casting based on looks, but Brolin is just so.... whatever.

I like him in coens movies quite a bit where hes a straight man.

Which I imagine is what he'll be like in here. Not a particularly exciting choice tbh but serviceable for this role