Deadpool 2: Josh Brolin Shows Off Cable Physique In the Buff

07/29/2017 12:00 pm EDT

Deadpool 2 star Josh Brolin has been preparing for his role as Cable and it seems like that preparation is paying off.

The actor shared of photo of himself in the nude, alongside wife Kathryn Boyd (clothed), to Instagram. The photo was primarily to promote the Prevail Activewear line, though Brolin does not appear to be actively wearing anything. Brolin also included the hashtag "Cable swole" in the post. Take a look below.

"Prevail Activewear," Brolin writes in the Instagram update. "An apparel which induces total insanity, enables you to talk in tongues, and uber-familiarizes you with your package. Our goal is to live in the gym, never leave, consume only from shaker bottles, and pose in front of a myriad of mirrors until we melt from narcissism gigantica. Our hope is that we sell everything so we'll be left with nothing to wear."

In the Marvel Comics universe, Cable is a master tactician raised in a dystopian future who travels back in time to prevent the rise of Apocalypse. He has a long history with Deadpool and the two are frequently paired together, with Cable playing the straight man to Deadpool's zaniness.

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David Leitch (John Wick) will direct the sequel, taking over for original Deadpool director Tim Miller.

Ryan Reynolds will return as Wade Wilson, a.k.a. Deadpool, the Merc with a Mouth. For the sequel, he'll be joined by Josh Brolin as Cable. Cable was co-created by Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld and Louise Simonson. He has often been paired with Deadpool as his grim, serious demeanor serves as the perfect foil to Deadpool's crude and zany humor. The duo headlined an ongoing comic book series, Cable & Deadpool, for 50 issues.

Atlanta star Zazie Beetz has also been cast in Deadpool 2. She will play Domino, a mutant with probability manipulation abilities that endows her with improbably good luck. In the Marvel Comics Universe, Domino was a member of Cable's mercenary crew, Six Pack, and one of his early love interests.

Jack Kesy has been cast in an undisclosed villain role, speculated to be Black Tom Cassidy. Shioli Kutsuna has also joined the production in an undisclosed "key" role.

Deadpool 2 opens in theaters on June 1, 2018.

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