As far as superhero movies go, 2016 has been nothing if not interesting.Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justicemay go down as one of the biggest disappointments of the entire year, andCaptain America: Civil Wardelivered on every bit of promise that it had. Even with all of that, there was still no bigger surprise thanDeadpool. It raked in a boat load of cash, becoming the highest grossingX-Menfilm ever, and it received a ton of critical acclaim. Fox already has a sequel greenlit with the entire creative team set to return. We know that themutant Cableis going to be inDeadpool 2, but it looks likeStephen Langwon’t be playing him after all.
When the news first broke, via a post credit scene inDeadpool, that Cable would indeed be featured in the sequel,Stephen Langinstantly took to Twitter to make it known that he was very much interested in the part. The idea seemed quite popular with fans, but unfortunately, it isn’t looking like it will become a reality.Cinema Blendrecently Spoke withLangabout it, and he discussed why he probably won’t get the part. Here is what he had to say.
“I think it’s highly unlikely that they would ever give me the part, for a number of reasons, one of which being that it’s the same studio as Avatar. It’s a conceivable it would be a scheduling conflict, but you know, what I’ve said is that if they did give me the part, they’d be very satisfied - because I’ll play the hell out of the part. But if they don’t give me the part, then I can be magnanimous in defeat, compliment the actor who does get the part, and console myself with four sequels to Avatar.”
Langdidn’t have to do much to be one of the top choices to play the part of Cable inDeadpool 2. His lone tweet was enough to get seemingly everyone on his side, and there is a lot of fan art out there to prove it. TheAvataractor also has the perfect look to play the character, and he is in exceptional shape for his age. So everything, except his schedule that is, seems to line up. But that doesn’t mean he is giving up on it.
“The extent of my campaigning for the role was the initial Tweet, and then after that, what I do is, when people do fan art, where they make me Cable, I retweet it, because I think it’s cool. Because why not? Because quite frankly, it’s a win-win situation.”
We know thatJames Cameronhas a staggering fourAvatarsequels about to enter production, which will all be shooting at the same time.Langis clearly set to reprise his role given his comments, so it is likely his shooting schedule will be quite intense even if he isn’t going to be a main focus of the new movies. We also know thatDeadpool 2is set to start shooting early next year, so it seems likely those two productions would cross paths a bit.Deadpoolwas a massive hit, no doubt, butAvataris still the highest grossing movie of all-time. That being the case, it is very unlikely Fox would pullLangfrom his work on theAvatarsequels in favor ofDeadpool 2.
Even ifLangdoesn’t get to take on the role of Cable, there are plenty of other viable options for Fox to look at for the part.Ron PerlmanandDolph Lundgrenhave both thrown their hats in the ring, andRyan Reynoldseven somewhat jokingly suggestedKeira Knightleyin thepost credit sceneforDeadpool.Stephen Langcan next be seen in the horror movieDon’t Breathe, which comes out on August 26.Deadpool 2has yet to secure a firm release date, but it is expected to be released in early 2018.
