Deadpool Director And Screenwriters Want A Physically Imposing Cable

When Deadpool teased a Cable appearance in the upcoming sequel, it didn't take long for fans to [...]

By Matthew Aguilar

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When Deadpool teased a Cable appearance in the upcoming sequel, it didn't take long for fans to get excited about the possibilities.

In an interview with IGN, Director Tim Miller and Screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, lay out what they want to see in Cable's jump to the big screen, and why the pairing works.

Tim Miller said: "There's a lot about Cable's history that I like because he's so intertwined with the world of the X-Men" he explained. "Why he was put together with Deadpool – other than that he was in a comic that wasn't selling well and Deadpool was in a comic that wasn't selling well so they put them together – it's the same reason we had Colossus; he's a straight man. And I think Deadpool needs a straight man. Cable is the ultimate, archetypal, silent, strong and cynical warrior, which Deadpool is not."

Cable is always more interesting when has some other people to play off of, and his various team-ups with Deadpool are no exception. Reese agrees that it works because of what Cable brings to Deadpool's world. "Strength, gravitas, a purposefulness that Deadpool doesn't have. Deadpool's kind of got ADD, and we think of Cable as someone who locks onto something and is going to get that thing solved no matter what."

Cable has had plenty of costume designs over the years, but regardless of what armor he's wearing, it's important to Wernick that he be "Physically imposing."

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