5. Ron Perlman

Aside from being the right age and having the bulk to bring Cable to life, Ron Perlman has that gravitas the writers are looking for. He would make a great contrast to the excited, almost manic sense of humor of Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool.

Like Lang, he has expressed interest in playing Cable, taking to social media to share it:

Perlman has already starred in a comic book adaptation in the Hellboy movies, and he’s also brought his unique voice to several animated series characters, such as Slade in Teen Titans, Sinestro in Green Lantern: The Animated Series and Clayface in Batman: The Animated Series.