WWE superstar Randy Orton says he auditioned for Deadpool 2: "In my head, I was gonna be Cable"
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WWE superstar Randy Orton has revealed that he once auditioned to play Cable inDeadpool 2, a role that ultimately went to Josh Brolin.
“I read for Cable and in my head, boy, I was gonna be Cable,” Orton – a 14-time world champion with a handful of acting credits – said.
“I was like, ‘This is it.’ Nope. No callback, nothing. Josh Brolin gets it.Of courseJosh Brolin gets it,” Orton jokingly said. “I kind of realized then, ‘OK, I can send in these auditions, but I’m a pro wrestler, you know?”
Deadpool 2 – starring Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Zazie Beetz, and Morena Baccarin – featured Reynolds’ Merc with the Mouth teaming up with the reluctant Cable, a time-travelling soldier, to put a stop to a series of future events that would result in Cable’s family being murdered.
The sequel grossed $785 million at the box office, a figure later dwarved by the billion-dollar phenomenon ofDeadpool and Wolverine, which featured Hugh Jackman’s return as the X-Men icon.
Deadpool and Wolverine is now officially the highest-grossing R-Rated movie of all time, surpassing Joker’s box office total of $1.079 billion. For more from the MCU movie, check out our breakdowns of theDeadpool and Wolverine cameosandDeadpool and Wolverine Easter eggs.
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