Deadpool 2: Screenwriters explain how Cable will fit into the sequel

After the phenomenal success of Deadpool, it is no wonder screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick are more than happy to talk about the film's ‘hypothetical’ sequel (which has yet to be confirmed by Fox).

During the post-credit scene, it is hinted that fellow Marvel superhero Cable would feature in the sequel, and now the screenwriters have spoken about what the typically serious mutant’s role would be in the film.

“There's a lot of fun in that he's very serious and he does take on more serious weighty issues than Deadpool's used to taking on, so I think there's a juxtaposition there that can be fun,” Reese told Hitflix.

“We had a lot of fun with Colossus in the first movie, just by virtue of him being a foil to Deadpool, being a goody-two-shoes and a straight shooter and Deadpool being irreverent. And I think Cable offers us the opportunity to provide another really cool, different foil for Deadpool."

Wernik was also able to add some insight into what sort of budget the sequel would have - the first had a production budget of $58 million and has grossed an incredible $757 million worldwide so far.

"We don't want to make a $200 million epic superhero Deadpool movie. We want to make the $50 million Deadpool sequel. And I think people tapped into this being a character piece, you know?

“This was a movie about a broken character, a broken guy who's just trying to make his way in the world, and I think we're gonna continue that moving forward.”

He added that the unconfirmed film would not necessarily up the stakes: "I think it goes against who the character is. You know, Deadpool wants to save himself, he doesn't want to save the world. You know, he's not lifting cities up or fighting alien invasions."

In a recent interview, director of X-Men: Origins, Gavin Hood, spoke about why his incarnation of the Merc with a Mouth was not that great, blaming “studio heads”.