Actor Josh Brolin gained wider recognition after she portrayed the character of Thanos in Marvel Cinematic Universe and appeared in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. Brolin also appeared as Cable in Deadpool 2 alongside Ryan Reynolds and was highly appreciated for his performance.
The actor has appeared in various other movies, including No Country for Old Men, W., True Grit, Oldboy, Everest, Dune, and more. With Deadpool 3 starring Reynolds and Hugh Jackman scheduled for July release, fans have been curious if Brolin will return as Cable. The actor has finally answered the highly awaited question.
Josh Brolin finally answers if he appears in Deadpool 3
Since the trailer for Deadpool & Wolverine starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman was released and Josh Brolin who portrayed the character of Cable in the movie was nowhere to be seen, fans have been curious about his return.
Ardent moviegoers pointed out that now that the franchise is officially joining the MCU, it opens the door for Brolin to return as either Cable or Thanos for the third installment of the movie. During an interview with Collider, the actor who will be next seen in Dune: Part 2 was asked about his return in Deadpool 3. To which Josh Brolin replied,
“No. I don’t know. Because Ryan doesn’t like me? I don’t know…I don’t know. Maybe.”
During his conversation with ComicBook.com during his press junket for Dune 2, Brolin was asked if Marvel would bring him back as Thanos to fight the Avengers again, especially now that the Multiverse Saga is underway. The actor said,
“You know, I hear kind of like through the grapevine, that they’re gonna bring him back. And there’s the What If…? Series and that’s different kind of Thanos and all that. But I don’t know in the Marvel world whether they’re going to bring him back.”
Josh Brolin lastly added that he didn’t know that Thanos was the most killed-off Marvel villain, noting that you learn something new every day.
Josh Brolin talks about portraying Cable compared to Thanos
During an interview with Team Deakins podcast back in 2020, the actor addressed that even though Thanos is more dangerous when compared to Cable, it was much easier to portray him on-screen. He said,
“Deadpool was hard. Even though it was funny, it was harder. That was more of a business transaction. It was more, ‘We need to make this like this,’ whereas, I didn’t feel that way with Avengers.”
He continued,
“They would constantly go back and reference Scarface or Dog Day Afternoon. Whether or not it was a manipulation, they knew what to throw out there to bring it back into something inspired.”
The actor shared that while filming as Thanos, he would play with CGI-built Thanos by himself in a motion capture suit, or one of the Russo brothers would act across from him. He added at the time,
“The level of conviction needed, which is what I loved about that process, If I can have focus during this process, I can do anything. It was actually great.”
Brolin also noted that he had never met Benedict Cumberbatch who plays Doctor Strange in the MCU, adding that they have a whole scene together and he had never met him.
Deadpool & Wolverine is scheduled for July 26th, 2024 release. The actor will be seen in Dune: Part 2 which is scheduled for March 1st, 2024 release.
