Earlier today, we reported that 20th Century Fox’sDeadpoolis a bona fidebox officehit, shattering records with an opening weekend take of $135 million, which is more`than double the movie’s $58 million budget. Weeks before the movie hit theaters,Deadpool 2was already in early development, with a report surfacing last week that the originalcreative teamis expected to return, withRhett ReeseandPaul Wernickalready working on the script and directorTim Millerbelieved to return, even though he hasn’t signed on yet. While no cast members have been confirmed yet,AvatarstarStephen Langtook to his Twitter page earlier today, to campaign for the iconic role of Cable in the sequel.
During the end credits scene ofDeadpool,Ryan Reynolds' title character revealed that Cable will in fact be a part of the sequel. The actor joked that stars such asMel Gibson,Dolph LundgrenandKeira Knightleyare possible candidates for the role, but we may not know for some time when the character will be cast. ProducerSimon Kinbergteased in September that talks for the follow-up were already under way with 20th Century Fox, while hinting that Cable, the iconic leader of theX-Forcecomic book series, may make an appearance inDeadpool 2. This isn’t terribly surprising, though, sinceRob Liefeldcreated the comics for both Deadpool andX-Force.
In the comics, Cable is the leader ofX-Force, who was born with telepathic and telekinetic abilities. LikeMel GibsonandDolph Lundgren, the 58-year-old Stephen Lang would be within the proper age range to play Cable, and it’s worth noting that campaigning for a role through social media has paid off in the past. After mentioning in interviews and on his social media pages several times that he wanted to playGambit,Channing Tatumeventually did lock down the role in this spinoff, which starts production this spring.
Ryan Reynoldswill most certainly return as theMerc With the Mouthfor the sequel, but it isn’t known if any of the supporting cast will return. The cast also includesMorena Baccarin,Gina Carano,Ed Skrein,T.J. Miller,Brianna Hildebrand, Olesia Shewchuk, Style Dayne, Rachel Sheen and Dan Zachary. If the Cable character does in fact show up in the sequel, it could help set up theX-Forcemovie that 20th Century Fox has been developing.
WhileDeadpool 2is most certainly moving forward, it isn’t known when production may begin, or when 20th Century Fox may release this sequel. The studio will releaseX-Men: Apocalypsethis May, withWolverine 3arriving July 28, 2025. The studio is also developingThe New MutantsandX-Men 7as well, but it hasn’t been confirmed when those projects will begin production. Do you thinkStephen Langis a good choice to play Cable inDeadpool 2? Take a look at the actor’s tweet below, and stay tuned for more on this sequel.
