Who is going to play Cable? That is the question. Unfortunately, Deadpool Director Tim Miller didn’t answer that question on Saturday at the Silicon Valley Comic Con. There are no Deadpool 2 spoilers to tease you with, but Miller did give us the inside scoop on how he’s going to transform Cable’s character to the big screen. ComicBook.com Editor Lucas Siegel caught up with the director and asked how Deadpool 2 is going to avoid “bigger and better” sequel traps.
“I don’t think bigger is better,” Miller said. “You tell a story that’s organic to the character, that it fits. Deadpool’s world doesn't mean you have to go bigger. I don't think the fans of this movie liked it because we had big effects, i think they liked it because it had a lot of heart, it had humor and it had action and a main character that’s different than anything else that's out there. I wouldn't mind a little more money for visual effects, but I dont think thats going to make or break the character. If you were to do that, it wouldn't be honest to what he is and why people like him.”
Fans and media are relentlessly making lists of actor suggestions, some even suggesting 25 potential candidates , hoping to decide who has the honor of portraying the time-traveling mutant, Cable. However, Miller isn’t taking those suggestions to heart and instead looking back to the comics for inspiration.
“Yeah, you listen to it, but it's like if you're a Republican or a Democrat. If you have an idea of what you want government to be, then that's kind of what you hear — to support your own ideas. I have an idea of what Cable should be from reading the comics. So, someone in Des Moines, Iowa, may have a different idea of Cable from reading the comics. I may not like his idea. I might read it, but I may not do it. I would say I listen to all of them, but I don't look to that to guide me. I look to the comic and why people like these characters."
Miller explains that any differences between the Deadpool movie and comics were solely to better translate the character to film.
“I think we changed some stuff with an eye to translate it to the screen rather than putting my own spin on what I thought it should be.”
The last Deadpool sequel hints came from executive producers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, who said to expect more diverse mutant powers . Check out iDigitalTimes speculation on what mutants could make the cut. Watch the Lucas Siegel interview with Tim Miller via ComicBook.com:
