Josh Brolin has opened up about not being a part of the upcoming third Deadpool film, saying that he “so wanted to be in that movie”.
The film, titled Deadpool & Wolverine, brings together the characters made famous by Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, and it will feature elements of multi-verse traversal, with the closing shot of the newly-released trailer showing the pair jumping through a portal commonly used by Doctor Strange and his fellow sorcerers.
Deadpool & Wolverine is due for release on July 26 in cinemas. Watch that trailer below:
And now Brolin, who played Cable in 2018’s Deadpool 2, has confirmed in a new interview with Bingeworthy that he was not invited to take part in the new movie.
After being told that his name actually does come up in the IMDb credits for the film, he said, “Am I? Yes! I so wanted to be in that movie.”
He went on to compare the franchise with his new Amazon Prime series Outer Range. “[Marvel] is a more complex labyrinth than Outer Range will ever be, my friend. And I will never know where that went or what that is or what I’m involved with or what I’m not involved with – the MCU being so involved now.”
“Cable was a lot of fun. I really liked doing that role. That was a lot of fun,” he added.
Earlier this month, Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy addressed rumours that Taylor Swift could appear in the film. The singer has been at the centre of speculation over a potential surprise appearance in the upcoming Marvel film as superhero Dazzler.
“That is hardly confirmed nor denied in this interview. I’m going to literally walk out of the frame and save myself, otherwise Ryan [Reynolds]’s taking a hit [out] on me,” he said.
Earlier this year, Brolin penned a “tongue-in-cheek” poem about his Dune co-star Timothée Chalamet that is set to be released as part of a companion coffee table book for the film.
Excerpts of the book – titled Dune: Exposures and documenting the shooting of director Denis Villeneuve‘s sci-fi franchise – revealed the poem alongside a black-and-white image of Chalamet. In it, Brolin refer to his co-star’s “cheekbones,” “youth-laden eyes,” and “lips of a certain poetry.”
Brolin also wrote of Chalamet’s youth and its impact on his own thoughts of mortality. “The way you hold my gaze/makes me fear my own age,” the first verse reads. “Because something in me tells me/You are going to offer me something and,/for now/I’m not sure/it’s going to be/something/I want anymore.”
Besides Chalamet, the book is said to include Brolin’s on-set interactions with fellow Dune stars Zendaya, Stellan Skarsgård, Florence Pugh, Austin Butler, and Christopher Walken, among others.
In a four-star review of the new film, NME wrote: “As with the first movie, Part Two proves a pulse-poundingly immersive experience, courtesy of cinematographer Greig Fraser’s stunning visuals, production designer Patrice Vermette’s wildly imaginative sets and some inspired sound design work. This is particularly evident during the film’s exciting central set piece, when Paul has to prove himself by riding a giant sandworm, a punch-the-air moment that was teased in the first part and pays off wonderfully here.”