Josh Brolin Reveals More About Cable's Role in 'Deadpool 2' and 'X-Force'
Josh Brolin is poised for a big supehero movie takeover in the next few years, thanks to his roles [...]
Cable Begins
As Brolin told Collider:
"I'm not going to tell you how much I'm in the film, but it's his introduction, and I think his introduction, even in the small promos and teasers that David has shown me, I think it's a proper reveal. I think we're not trying to hide the fact that this is the beginning of Cable and absolutely not the end. I think when you're sensitive about how you reveal this character there's a sense of mystery in it, so then when we finally get into X-Force, you're going to be with this guy full blown all the time. There's a lot to be revealed. There's a lot to be revealed, but there's three more movies to reveal more."
Let's stop to note that Brolin basically reveals there that he's already signed on for a four-film arc as Cable in the X-Men movies universe, with two yet-to-be-revealed movies after Deadpool 2 and X-Force.
Speaking of the latter, here's what Brolin had to say about the production status of X-Force, which will follow a more militant branch of the X-Men family, and is being directed by Cabin in the Woods' Drew Goddard:
"I think [X-Force films] sometime next year or soon thereafter. It depends. It all depends. It depends on how Deadpool 2 does, but I don't think that's a make or break kind of deal. Drew Goddard is already involved in it. He's into it now. I know he and Ryan were meeting. I've met him once, and so this is all kind of going ahead. How it goes ahead, I know that they're preparing, and I know that it's something that I'm set to do. When it happens they're going to put it as fast as they can. I think Drew Goddard is doing his movie right now and then once he's kind of wrapped up with that and this movie comes out I think we'll be ready to start the other one."
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Brolin seems to have earned in his place in the X-Men movie universe through trial by combat; as he tells it, John Wick director David Leitch really put some hard physical demands on his body, while filming Deadpool 2:
"[David] embraces what he's very good at, which I think is very smart. There's ton of action in it. The tease is, a guy who's 49 years old on the cusp of 50 who got in the best shape of his life, especially exteriorly, and I was extremely disciplined throughout that whole thing. I got beat to shit on that movie. That's all I know. I had stuntmen throwing me all over the place. I've got a shoulder issue, I've got a knee issue that I've got to deal with now, but we got through it. We got through it. I pushed hard and I suffered because of it."
It sounds like Borlin's suffering will result in some pretty epic Deadpool/Cable action in the sequel. It's clear that Leitch and his stunt teams are really doing some intensive work on the film: this past summer, professional racer Joi Harris was actually killed on set, while trying to perform a high-stakes motorcycle stunt as Cable's sidekick, Domino.
Deadpool 2 will be in theaters on June 1st, 2018. Meanwhile, be sure to check out the first trailer for New Mutants, the X-Men universe horror film that will be in theaters on April 13th.
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