Brad Pitt considered playing Cable in 'Deadpool 2'

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By Darian Scalamoni

            With so many actors and actresses joining cinematic universes and franchises left and right, it’s hard to believe that an actor like Brad Pitt hasn’t gotten on board a bigger tentpole franchise. It seems that he might’ve thought he had his blockbuster with the sci-fi film, World War Z, but due to production and scheduling problems, the movie didn’t turn out as the incredibly big success that maybe he would’ve hoped for. According to Collider, it seems Pitt actually did have his eye on something in the comic book lore recently as there were discussions by the actor and Fox for Pitt to play Cable in the upcoming, Deadpool 2.

            Deadpool 2 is the follow-up to the mega-successful R-rated superhero flick that followed the Marvel character, Deadpool played by Ryan Reynolds. There have been rumors for months of who could possibly play the role of Cable with names like Kyle Chandler and Pierce Brosnan rumored early on, followed by Michael Shannon and Stranger Things’ David Harbour as recently as a week ago. Pitt would certainly be a major get for the studio and a massive star as he’s a recognizable name and has merit to his talents as he’s been nominated for three Academy Awards for acting. Pitt has been focusing on his producing much more in recent years though winning an Oscar for producing Best Picture winner, 12 Years a Slave. He also produced other Best Picture nominees The Big Short and Moneyball as well as acted as an Executive Producer for the most recent Best Picture winner, Moonlight.

            Sources say that the final decision on the role of Cable will be made “soon” but who knows when that’ll be. We did get some sort of casting news for the film recently though as Atlanta breakout star, Zazie Beets was cast as Domino. David Leitch (John Wick, Atomic Blonde) is set to take over for Tim Miller for directing duties for the sequel that is currently scheduled to be released early next year.

            Pitt will be seen next on screen in the Netflix movie, War Machine. He’s also set to star in the sci-fi film, Ad Astra and is trying to get World War Z 2 off the ground with frequent collaborator, David Fincher. With a schedule that busy it appears unlikely that he’ll appear in Deadpool 2 but we shall see in the coming weeks when Cable is officially cast.