Josh Brolin wanted to return as Cable for ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ but Marvel never called
Josh Brolin has often expressed this desire to reprise his role as Cable in Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool film trilogy. However, it has become evident that he will not reprise his role as the super soldier in the next movie Deadpool & Wolverine.
Josh was questioned about his name being on IMDb as a cast member of Deadpool & Wolverine during an interview with The Playlist. He chuckled and said that he is not in the movie.
“Am I? Yeeeesssss! I so wanted to be in that movie,” Josh joked.
He also added, “[Marvel] is a more complex labyrinth than Outer Range will ever be, my friend. And I will never know where that went or what that is or what I’m involved with or what I’m not involved with — the MCU being involved now. Cable was a lot of fun. I really liked doing that role. That was a lot of fun.”
Having said that, Josh has no bitterness against the Deadpool film’s creators or Marvel. In fact, he has stated that he is just as thrilled as other Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) fans to witness the upcoming Deadpool film.
He stated, “Hugh [Jackman], I’m absolutely in love with. I know Ryan [Reynolds] now, and I’ve met Hugh a couple of times, and I think when he did ‘Logan’—forget it! I mean, Scott Frank, who wrote it, is a good friend of mine and I just think the coming together of [these characters] is just fantastic. And Hugh, I don’t know how old Hugh is now—is he 56, 57? I mean, seriously, the dude doesn’t age. So, yeah. I’m a big fan of his.”
