Deadpool 2 | Behind-The-Scenes After Cable being mentioned in the post credits of the first film, Dolph Lundgren expressed interest in playing the role. He took to his social media to share concept imagery created by poster artist Justin Paul. By the beginning of March 2017, Michael Shannon had been in the running to portray Cable, but no longer could due to a scheduling conflict. David Harbour had screen-tested for the role, Wrestler Randy Orton auditioned for the role, and Pierce Brosnan was b