That was a joke as noticed by many that it hold no meaning. From [hollywoodreporter][1] > Josh Brolin's casting as Cable in Fox's Deadpool 2 has been greeted with both joy and confusion online. After all, doesn't Brolin already play Thanos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Is that even allowed? (The answer to both: Yes!) > > Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds played up those fan anxieties with a > tone-perfect tweet. > >> "The f—, Fox! You can't play 2 characters in the same universe!! Josh Brolin was in Sicario and I was in Sabrina The Teenage Witch," he tweeted Wednesday. > > (For the record, Brolin was not in Sabrina the Teenage Witch and > Deadpool is not in the same universe as Avengers.) Ryan just played on fan confusion. [1]: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/deadpool-2-ryan-reynolds-is-jokingly-upset-cable-casting-993401