Josh Brolin Expresses Disappointment Over Missing Out on ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’: “I really liked doing that role”

Released over a week ago, ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ is now breaking box-office records and paving the way for future MCU projects, particularly with the integration of mutants into the universe.

The film’s marketing campaign promised numerous cameos and variants, and it largely delivered, delighting fans with appearances from Jennifer Garner’s Elektra, Chris Evans’ Human Torch, Wesley Snipes’ Blade, and Channing Tatum’s Gambit. However, one significant absence was Josh Brolin’s Cable.

If you’ve been keeping up with Brolin’s interviews, you’d know he has consistently denied rumors of his appearance in the film over the past few months. Nevertheless, he expressed disappointment about not being included, as he has a strong affection for the role and was eager to be part of it. Brolin spoke about his absence a few months before the movie’s release:

Am I? Yeeeesssss! I so wanted to be in that movie.[Marvel] is a more complex labyrinth than ‘Outer Range’ will ever be, my friend, and I will never know where that went or what that is or what I’m involved with or what I’m not involved with —the MCU being involved now. Cable was a lot of fun. I really liked doing that role. That was a lot of fun.

Brolin later clarified that, despite his absence from the project, he holds no ill will toward those who were involved and is genuinely excited about the film’s release.

Hugh [Jackman], I’m absolutely in love with, I know Ryan [Reynolds] now, and I’ve met Hugh a couple of times, and I think when he did ‘Logan’—forget it! I mean, Scott Frank, who wrote it, is a good friend of mine and I just think the coming together of [these characters] is just fantastic. And Hugh, I don’t know how old Hugh is now—is he 56, 57? I mean, seriously, the dude doesn’t age. So, yeah. I’m a big fan of his.

The most plausible reason for Brolin’s absence from the film is his existing association with the role of Thanos in the MCU. According to the actor, he has heard rumors that Thanos may make a return.

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 a different kind of Thanos and all that. But I don’t know in the Marvel world whether they’re going to bring him back, but I didn’t know that he was the most killed-off Marvel villain … You learn something new every day.

However, both Evans and RDJ were tied to major MCU roles but still returned in different capacities, so anything is possible. What are your thoughts? Share them in the comments below!