Josh Brolin reveals whether he will return for Deadpool 3

Josh Brolin has addressed whether he will return for Deadpool and Wolverine.

The Dune: Part Two and No Country For Old Men star appeared in Deadpool 2 as the time-travelling mutant Cable – playing the perfect straight man to Deadpool’s zaniness perfectly.

The trailer for Deadpool 3, titled Deadpool and Wolverine, and it is noticeably lacking in a certain time-travelling mutant.

One Marvel fan posted on X (formerly known as Twitter) to say: “So is Cable going to return in Deadpool 3 or not? Ik all the other main Deadpool 2 characters are coming back but we still haven’t had confirmation whether or not Cable is returning. I hope he is.”

Several other Deadpool 2 characters have been confirmed to return – even some who die in the film – so the fact that a very much alive at the end Cable isn’t in the trailer seems odd.

With Deadpool and Wolverine taking place in the MCU – one possible concern could be about Josh Brolin playing another character in the same universe, having previously played Thanos in multiple films.

While that is obviously worth noting – it would probably be fine if they did bring him back.

Most obviously, one is a 5”10 mutant with grey hair, and the other is about seven foot tall and purple.

Hard to mistake for Thanos. (Marvel Studios)

Brolin has however acknowledged whether he’s in the film, and sorry to say gang – it’s not looking good.

He told The Playlist who asked him about the fact he was listed in the cast on IMDb: “Am I? Yeeeesssss! I so wanted to be in that movie.

“[Marvel] is a more complex labyrinth than [Brolin's Amazon Prime sci-fi series] 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."

The actor admitted he’s a big fan of everyone involved in the project, despite seemingly not being involved himself.

He said: “Hugh [Jackman], I’m absolutely in love with.

Reynolds and Jackman will be teaming up in Deadpool 3 instead. (Disney)

“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.

“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.”

While all signs are pointing to a big fat no, I am definitely not delusional in holding out hope he still appears in the film. Just a cameo would do Marvel, come on.