8 Burning Questions We Still Have After Watching Deadpool 2

Will Cable’s Parentage Be Explored In Future Movies?

Josh Brolin’s Cable makes his long-awaited debut in the X-Men movie universe in Deadpool 2. With everything else going on in the sequel, though, the story only pays lip service to his ridiculously complicated history in the comics. One major part of his backstory which is skipped over is the matter of his famous parents.

You see, Cable’s real name on the page is Nathan Summers, as he’s the son of Scott Summers AKA Cyclops and Madelyne Pryor, the clone of Jean Grey. But will this be included in future films? Brolin has revealed that he has three more movies as Cable on his contract, and also teased that those additional appearances would flesh the character out some more, which does suggest it’s on the cards.

Obviously, it might be a bit confusing to introduce the idea of Jean having a clone, but you could easily just swap Madelyne out for Jean herself as Cable’s mother. As Deadpool 2 alluded to the equally complex familiar ties between Juggernaut and Professor X (more on that in a moment), we’re inclined to believe they intend to explore Cable’s family tree at some point, too.

Though seeing as the X-Men team probably won’t feature in a major role in a Deadpool film anytime soon, the reveal of Cable’s dad will probably just be used as a joke. No doubt DP will have a lot to say about the cyborg being the son of a character who’s usually been portrayed as a bit naff in the movies.