Stephen Lang Wants To Play Cable in Deadpool Sequel

Fox has already green lit the Deadpool sequel, and now Stephen Lang says he wants to play the role of Cable.

Lang posted an image on Twitter of himself along with: “Let’s lay some CABLE. You know I want it. This is pre-training. Thanks for spreading the word.”

Check out the tweets below.

“Deadpool” has a February 12, 2016 release directed by Tim Miller starring Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool, TJ Miller as Weasel, Gina Carano as Angel Dust, Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead, Morena Baccarin as Copycat and Ed Skrein as Ajax.

Synopsis:

Based upon Marvel Comics’ most unconventional anti-hero, DEADPOOL tells the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.  

Let’s lay some CABLE. You know I want it. This is pre-training. Thanks for spreading the word. #Deadpool pic.twitter.com/jI1Y1i0oH0

— Stephen Lang (@IAmStephenLang) February 13, 2016

Shakespeare:”CABLEs of perdurable toughness”. Slang: Just staying fit. Training another story. Let’s go! #Deadpool pic.twitter.com/cCZ2WTzPi9

— Stephen Lang (@IAmStephenLang) February 14, 2016