I had gotten a lot of acclaim for giving a previously dead franchise, 'Hawk & Dove,' a facelift.

As a kid, my favorite book, up until 'X-Men,' was 'Avengers.' What does Captain America have? He has a shield. What does Thor have? He has a hammer. What does Hawkeye have? He has a bow and arrow. That's why Cable came with weapons. That's why Deadpool had swords and machine guns and pistols. It's like, let's weaponize these dudes.

Deadpool was intended, as Cable was, to be tied into Wolverine's history.

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