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Deadpool 2: Ryan Reynolds offers first look at Josh Brolin as Cable

'Your premium Cable provider'

Jack Shepherd
Tuesday 08 August 2017 04:23 EDT
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With the Deadpool sequel currently filming, news regarding the upcoming R-Rated film has been hitting the Internet with increased frequency.

Recently, Ryan Reynold’s released the first image of Atlanta actor Zazi Beatz as Domino, a mutant with ‘probability-altering powers’.

Now, the actor has revealed the first image of Josh Brolin as Cable, along with the caption: “Your premium Cable provider.”

Cable was a long-running member of the X-Force team and has often been an ally of Deadpool’s in the comics. How exactly they will deal with Cable being the son of Cyclops and Jean Grey’s clone Madelyne Pryor sent back from a future timeline remains to be seen.

Meanwhile, Deadpool’s creator, Rob Leifield, compared the pairing of the two characters in the upcoming film to Rush Hour, which starred Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker.

In other Deadpool news, Shioli Kutsuna joined the film’s cast in an undisclosed ‘key role’, with Jack Kesy also being cast as an unknown character along with Hunt for the Wilderpeople’s Julian Dennison.

Meanwhile, details regarding X-Men: Dark Phoenix — the next instalment in the main series X-Men films — have been announced, including the return of Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, and James McAvoy, along with the rumoured casting of Jessica Chastain.

Deadpool 2 reaches cinemas 1 June, 2018, X-Men: Dark Phoenixcoming 2 November, 2018 and spin-off The New Mutants on 13 April 2018.

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