Michael Shannon, an Oscar nominee for best supporting actor for 'Revolutionary Road' and 'Nocturnal Animals', has become the main favorite to play Cable in 'Deadpool 2'. The actor already has experience in the cinema of superheroes, was General Zod in 'Man of Steel'.
According to reports The Hollywood Reporter, Fox has their eye on the actor of 'Take Shelter' to play Nathan Summers. However, he is not the only candidate for the role. The same source also suggested David Harbor, known for playing the cop Jim Hopper on the hit 'Stranger Things', as another major choice.
It is also true that Shannon, if he is chosen, will have to film it alongside the independent film 'What They Had', film that will start filming in spring and that could coincide with the shooting start of 'Deadpool 2', which starts filming in the summer.
Cable is called the antithesis of Deadpool, being a born leader and being accustomed to everyone obeying. Despite knowing how to control himself, when it comes into action he is very powerful. In the comics, Nathan is the son of Scott Summers, the iconic Cyclops. Michael Shannon already has experience in superhero movies, the actor was in 'Jonah Hex' before getting into the skin of General Zod in 'Man of Steel', not to mention that he used an exact manikin of him for 'Batman V Superman'.
Sequel to arrive in 2018
Recently, Ryan Reynolds announced that Zazie Beetz, an actress who jumped to fame thanks to her role in 'Atlanta', will be the mythical Domino. David Leitch, director of acclaimed 'John Wick', will be behind the scenes in this sequel to the great success of Fox that managed to raise more than 780 million dollars worldwide, becoming the most successful film of the 'X-Men' saga.
Nathan Summers is the character that many fans of Marvel expect, the character is the eternal partner of Deadpool in the comics and his participation was already announced both in the post-credit scene of the film directed by Tim Miller and in 'Logan', in an image of the advance of the teaser of 'Deadpool 2'. This expected sequel is said to arrive in 2018.