Josh Brolin played a pretty great Cable when it came to Deadpool 2, but a lot of actors were being considered for the role. Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld thought that Russell Crowe would be a good fit for the role, but mentioning him on Twitter apparently got Leifeld into trouble.
Liefeld tells Collider:
"Then one night before I went to bed, I didn't know Russell Crowe was on Twitter, and I stupidly tweeted to Russell Crowe – not ever thinking he'd answer me – and I go ‘Hey Russell, you should read for Cable!' That didn't turn out very well, I got yelled at a lot, because I woke up – because he's in Australia – to Russell Crowe saying ‘Read for it?!' And my manager said ‘Yeah, Russell Crowe doesn't read for parts Rob, you kind of insulted him. I'm like ‘I'm sorry! They just haven't picked Cable yet so I'm just putting it out there.' And then my phone rings, so some Fox people may or may not have yelled at me for an hour."
I can imagine how Liefeld must have felt having tweeted something so innocent and receiving all that backlash. Like he said, he didn't even expect Crowe to answer at all. I wonder why Crowe acted so insulted just being asked to read for a part.
In the end, Brolin ended up giving us a pretty great Cable. With Crowe playing Jor-El in the DCEU, you'd think that he would want to crossover to Marvel at some point in his career. It's not like the franchise he's currently attached to—the Dark Universe—is picking up some steam.
Deadpool 2 is still in theaters.
See Also: Ryan Reynolds Filmed that Deadpool Test Footage the Same Weekend Green Lantern Came Out
Explore new topics and discover content that's right for you!
Fandoms