Chances are youve heard the name Cable a few times this past week.
To the uninitiated, Cable may look like your average telekinetic, telepathic, gun-toting mercenary cyborg.
But to comic book fans, hes so much more.
Credit: Marvel
Get to know the name on every fanboys lips in this primer.
Who Is Cable?
Cable was born Nathan Summers, the son of Cyclops (played byJames MarsdenandTye Sheridanin theX-Menfilms).
Nathan embraced the name Cable to signify his link from the past to the future.
(Psst!It may or may not have been Deadpool himself.)
Why Now?
Another major moment of Cables career is X-Force, a strike team that evolved from New Mutants.
Jeff Wadlow (Kick-Ass 2) was reported to beworking on a script for anX-Forcemovieback in 2013.
Reynolds saidin a recent interviewthat he wants to makeX-Forceone of his next priorities.
Its still unclear how Cable will be incorporated into whatever formDeadpool 2will take, orwho will play him.
