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Deadpool 2 first look at Josh Brolin's Cable
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# Josh Brolin, 49, Has Gotten In Seriously Good Shape To Play Cable In 'Deadpool 2'

Good god man

By Sam WarnerPublished: 08 August 2017

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Bear Grylls//Digital Spy

We have been given us our first glimpse of Josh Brolin's Cable in _Deadpool 2._

The actor, alongside fellow star Ryan Reynolds, unveiled the time travelling mutant assassin on social media, Brolin writing: "Now offering 25 percent off your next autopsy. #youremine#deadpool".

![instagram](/_assets/design-tokens/fre/static/icons/social/instagram.f282b14.svg?primary=currentColor&id=link-out-embed)[View full post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/BXf2zL8BJ9F/)

Reynolds [added](https://www.instagram.com/p/BXf1gJHDqtc/?hl=en) on his own account: "We all have that one, grumpy, heavily armed Uncle from the future. #PremiumCABLE#MaximumAsshole."

He also joked on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/VancityReynolds/status/894585611167735809) that he was "Your premium #Cable provider".

Of course this reveal has been heavily anticipated, with months of speculation around who would play the classic comic character before Brolin was cast.

He beat out the likes of Brad Pitt, Pierce Brosnan, Michael Shannon, Russell Crowe and _Stranger Things_' David Harbour for the role.

![instagram](/_assets/design-tokens/fre/static/icons/social/instagram.f282b14.svg?primary=currentColor&id=link-out-embed)[View full post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/BWTlanLBB0z/)

And the _No Country for Old Men_ star has certainly been committed to playing the time travelling mutant assassin, posting a series of Instagram videos showing him working hard to get in shape.

![instagram](/_assets/design-tokens/fre/static/icons/social/instagram.f282b14.svg?primary=currentColor&id=link-out-embed)[View full post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/BWTlanLBB0z/)

Brolin will star opposite Reynolds' Merc with the Mouth in the film, and has signed a four-movie deal with 20th Century Fox to play him over the next couple of years.

From: [Digital Spy](http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/deadpool/news/a834999/deadpool-cable-first-look/)

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