Stephen Lang Wants to Play Cable in ‘Deadpool 2’ 

‘Avatar’ Baddie Stephen Lang Wants to Play Cable in the ‘Deadpool’ Sequel

even had a chance to obliterate records at the box office over the weekend, Fox had already given the green light for a sequel, while Ryan Reynolds has been teasing the appearance of fellow comic book character Cable in the next film. But who could possibly play the warrior mutant best known from the

star Stephen Lang has his way, it’ll be him.

comic book writer and artist Rob Liefeld recently said that his dream pick for Cable would be Jon Hamm, and while that’s not entirely out of the realm of possibility, it doesn’t seem likely that Hamm will be appearing in a superhero film anytime soon (then again, stranger things have happened). Meanwhile, Stephen Lang has started a bit of a campaign to land the role for himself:

Let's lay some CABLE. You know I want it. This is pre-training. Thanks for spreading the word. #Deadpool pic.twitter.com/jI1Y1i0oH0

— Stephen Lang (@IAmStephenLang) February 13, 2016

He definitely sort of looks the part, we’ll give him that much. And if Ryan Reynolds and Tim Miller can get a proper

movie off the ground with their own persistent campaigning, maybe Lang has a shot. The other obvious choice that comes to mind is Ron Perlman, but even he’s mentioned that he’s getting a bit too old for action work, which is one of the reasons why

Cable was first introduced as the infant offspring of Scott Summers (Cyclops) and Madelyne Pryor (Jean Grey’s clone) in an issue of

. The character was sent to the future and trained as a warrior, making his grown-up debut in

before going on to become the leader of X-Force. He’s also famously teamed up with Deadpool in the series

Reynolds has spoken publicly about his desire to put Cable in a

movie off the ground is a top priority. While we don’t know exactly when

will hit theaters, the announcement of Cable’s casting can’t be too far off. Will it be Stephen Lang? Or is there someone else you think is better suited for the role?

Filed Under: Deadpool, Deadpool 2, Ryan Reynolds, Stephen Lang, X-Force

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