Of course, Cable is certainly the more serious of the two, making Brolin the Nolte to Reynolds’ Murphy, but Nolte still has plenty of laugh-out-loud one-liners and moments in the Walter Hill action classic.
Furthermore, the precedent goes beyond just that movie, as Danny Glover and Robert DeNiro are both legendary and hilarious in Lethal Weapon and Midnight Run, respectively.
Referencing the relationship between Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte’s characters in the 1980s hit 48 Hrs., Josh Brolin hits on the kind of buddy cop relationship that has long existed between Cable and Deadpool for decades, and it’s exciting that he wants to develop more of that.