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    Character » Cable appears in 3590 issues.

    The once-mysterious Cable (a.k.a. Nathan Summers) is Cyclops' time-traveling son who was infected with the deadly techno-organic virus during his infancy, which he keeps at bay using his advanced psionic powers. At one time a founding member and leader of the militant team called X-Force, previously known as the New Mutants, Cable takes the aimless youths under his wing and whips them into fighting shape in order to prepare them for future threats.

    Could Bruce Willis pull of Cable on the big screen?

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    Just saw a post of Reynolds talking DP future movie idea's. Where he mentioned possibly Cable or Black Tom as the villain. I think Bruce willis could pull of Cable...What do you guys think? Comment your thoughts, idea's, etc.

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    #2  Edited By [fade]

    I think he is just too old now.

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    #3  Edited By Hawk

    YEs.....good one.

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    #4  Edited By Virago

    yeah... but his voice is a bit =\ for being cable. i imagine it to be much more... i dunno, morgan freeman-like.

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    #5  Edited By SUNMAN

    yeah he is a good actor

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    #6  Edited By G'bandit

    Na, he is a bit too bald for Cable, and putting a wig on might draw attention from "Wow I can believe how good is he's acting" to "Look its a wig!"



    I think Jean Claude Van Dame would do good as cable.







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    #7  Edited By Chaos Prime

    BW easily could pull this role off as hes a quality actor.
    As for V.D.no he couldnt...

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    #8  Edited By Lord's Angel
    Chaos Prime said:
    "BW easily could pull this role off as hes a quality actor.As for V.D.no he couldnt..."
    x2
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    #9  Edited By loganreme

    Willis is a good actor, but I just don't see him as cable :(

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    #10  Edited By captainrage

    JVD and Willis are too old.. Hows abouts.. Hugh Jackman? No? Okay..

    I reckon, David Boreanaz with some white hair.

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    #11  Edited By Chaos Prime

    If i had a choice it would be Wentworth Miller from Prison Break.The guys a great actor & imo would do a great job in bring the character to life.

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    #12  Edited By jesterlichloath

    jvd hasnt looked that good in years due to his coke hey days in the 80s and agreed that willis is great just not for that role. not really sure who would be good have to think about it and get back

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    #13  Edited By pixelized
    Chaos Prime said:
    "If i had a choice it would be Wentworth Miller from Prison Break.The guys a great actor & imo would do a great job in bring the character to life."
    too young
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    #14  Edited By [fade]
    Chaos Prime said:
    "If i had a choice it would be Wentworth Miller from Prison Break.The guys a great actor & imo would do a great job in bring the character to life."
    No hes too skinny.
    i would say Dominic Purcell instead.
    Hes already buff enough, and hes a pretty good actor.

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    #15  Edited By jesterlichloath

    yeah i think he did a pretty good job in blade 3, i could see him as cable

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    #16  Edited By King_Saturn
    Bruce Wills would do Fine
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    #17  Edited By Chaos Prime
    pixelized said:
    "Chaos Prime said:
    "If i had a choice it would be Wentworth Miller from Prison Break.The guys a great actor & imo would do a great job in bring the character to life."
    too young"
    [fade] said:those back room staff can do wonders.scar here a scar there....few white hairs...
    "Chaos Prime said:
    "If i had a choice it would be Wentworth Miller from Prison Break.The guys a great actor & imo would do a great job in bring the character to life."
    No hes too skinny.i would say Dominic Purcell instead.Hes already buff enough, and hes a pretty good actor."
    Hes could buff himself up no problem..he would take to the roll no problem...But agreed Dominic Purcell would be a great choice too.
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    #18  Edited By KCsuperman09

    i think he can....like five years or ten but ill be happy if he do

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    #19  Edited By Bergquist

    Liam Neeson from taken would make a cool (small) cable

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    #20  Edited By Darth Balls

    i think Bruce Willis is to stereotyped for that roll "action  star" i think we could do better.

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    Bruce doesnt play cold and mean well enough.











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    #22  Edited By Sinestron

    I always thought Bruce Willis would make a good Guy Gardner if he were just a little younger. I dont know about cable though, Im sure he could pull it off.

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    #23  Edited By maldorando

    I feel like Bruce Willis isn't too old. Ballparking it I'd say he's probably as old, if not younger than Cable. Also, I feel like Cable and Bruce Willis are perfect fits in terms of Cable's personality, or at least Pre-C&D Cable, a tired soldier fighting a war that there's virtually no chance of winning. The looks may not be an exact match, but I'd be happy to see Willis as my favorite Marvel character any day.

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    #24  Edited By XRiskyX
    @CATMANEXE said:
    Bruce doesnt play cold and mean well enough.






    Maybe almost two and a half years old but still QFT
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    #25  Edited By Iron_Turtle
    @CATMANEXE said:
    Bruce doesnt play cold and mean well enough.




    Pretty damned on point. 
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    #26  Edited By Larkin1388

    My choice would be Ron Pearlman.

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    #27  Edited By lectriccolossus

    @King Saturn said:

    Bruce Wills would do Fine
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    #28  Edited By armylife1124

    WIllis can do the acting, but it would be wierd to see him with hair....

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    #29  Edited By DoomDoomDoom

    Rollins fits the role in posture and look, but my love for Black Flag aside, Rollins cannot act.

    I'm going to have to agree with@Larkin1388: and go with Ron Pearlman.

    Sean Connery without the accent about twenty years ago would have been perfect for a Cable role.

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    Stephen Lang and Michael Biehn are fan favorites for the role.
     
     
    but I have a little of a left field choice for the role, He's a little young but I think he could pull it off. 
     
    Owain Yeoman from the Mentalist.

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    #31  Edited By Gambit1024

    I'd rather see the bad guy from Avatar be Cable. BW would be cool to see as Cable, but I honestly think he'd be an epic Lex Luthor.

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    #32  Edited By PowerHerc

    Yes, despite the fact that Willis is a midget and Cable is practically a giant.

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    @PowerHerc: Hugh Jackman syndrome. Joe Pesci would make an excellent Cable.

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    #34  Edited By DoomDoomDoom

    @sesquipedalophobe said:

    @PowerHerc: Hugh Jackman syndrome. Joe Pesci would make an excellent Cable.

    Lol.

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    #35  Edited By PowerHerc

    @sesquipedalophobe said:

    @PowerHerc: Hugh Jackman syndrome. Joe Pesci would make an excellent Cable.

    Yeah. Lol!

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    I could see the guy who played pullo on rome pull it off. Was also in the Thor movie recently.

    For some reason won't link to this image but here's a pic

    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6b/TitusPullo.jpg

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    #37  Edited By MetropolisKid41

    @threeheadedmonkey: You mean Ray Stevenson, who I agree would be a good choice but I would really hope that they wouldn't use him since he played the Punisher in Punisher War Zone, which he was fantastic in. That was a great movie, and he's a great actor, but it bugs me how much they use the same person to do multiple roles in Marvel movies. (Ryan Reynolds: Guy from Blade Trinity & Deadpool, Chris Evans: Human Torch & Captain America, Ray Stevenson: Punisher & Volstagg, Ben Foster: Neighbor in the Punisher with all the piercings and Angel in X-MEN First Class. I'd prefer if they went with someone new.

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    #38  Edited By feargalr

    Actually I think Bruce Willis would be a surprisingly good choice for Cable I think... Ive always seen Cable as somewhat of a John MacClane type anyway

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    Didn't know he was in that metropoliskid. Maybe they should go with Rollins, if Deadpools in it they can introduce t-ray too and use Jerry Only from the misfits who i always thought kinda looked like him. Make it a whole 80's hardcore cast.

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    #40  Edited By dewboy01

    @The Crimson Nutcase:

    Yes!! He's perfect, exacty I was thinking!!

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    #41  Edited By RoboShark

    @CATMANEXE said:

    Bruce doesnt play cold and mean well enough.






    YEEAAH Mr. Rise Above himself.

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    #42  Edited By BatteredArmor

    needs hair.....

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    #43  Edited By Rowen545

    Like the Ron Perlman idea

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    #44  Edited By mavfan626
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    This guy would make a good Cable

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    Mickey Rourke. Cable needs to be big, as in tall.

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