Josh Brolin, 56, shows off muscled torso on the beach… after mystery over Deadpool & Wolverine role

Josh Brolin got dripping wet as he showed off his muscled torso during a day at the beach in Santa Barbara this week.

The 56-year-old has a marked enthusiasm for showing off his smoldering physique, to the point he has repeatedly posted nudes online.

His pride in his figure was apparently undiminished when he was spotted Wednesday strolling through the shallows towards the sand.

For his latest outing, the No Country For Old Men actor opted for a set of red and black swimming trunks and accessorized with a black bracelet.

Just two months ago, he finally cleared up the speculation about whether he will appear in the upcoming movie Deadpool & Wolverine.

Josh Brolin got dripping wet as he showed off his muscled torso during a day at the beach in Santa Barbara this week

The movie unites two heavyweights of the superhero genre – Ryan Reynolds, who plays Deadpool, and Hugh Jackman, who plays Wolverine.

Hugh in particular has been beloved by comic book fans as their big-screen Wolverine ever since he first portrayed the character in the 2000 film X-Men.

Josh, meanwhile, played the villain Cable in Deadpool 2 and was at one point listed on the IMDb page of Deadpool & Wolverine.

However he left fans crushed when he revealed that he was not in fact asked to reprise his role in the upcoming picture, slated for release this Friday. 

‘I so wanted to be in that movie,’ he confessed on The Playlist in May, sharing that he is ‘absolutely in love with’ Hugh and is also acquainted with Ryan.

That month, Josh drove his admirers wild with one of his famous Instagram nudes, posing buck naked with his bare backside facing the camera.

‘Had a great time at #metgala last night,’ the sizzling Avengers: Endgame star joked in the caption, adding: ‘So…honored.’ 

He previously posed naked while promoting his Amazon Prime western series Outer Range on his Instagram page in April 2023.

For his latest outing, the No Country For Old Men actor opted for a set of red and black swimming trunks and accessorized with a black bracelet

For his latest outing, the No Country For Old Men actor opted for a set of red and black swimming trunks and accessorized with a black bracelet

Just two months ago, he cleared up the speculation about whether he would appear in the upcoming movie Deadpool & Wolverine with Ryan Reynolds (left) and Hugh Jackman (right)

Just two months ago, he cleared up the speculation about whether he would appear in the upcoming movie Deadpool & Wolverine with Ryan Reynolds (left) and Hugh Jackman (right) 

Josh, meanwhile, played the villain Cable in Deadpool 2 (pictured) and was at one point listed on the IMDb page of Deadpool & Wolverine

Josh, meanwhile, played the villain Cable in Deadpool 2 (pictured) and was at one point listed on the IMDb page of Deadpool & Wolverine 

His wife Kathryn Boyd, who is two decades his junior and used to be his assistant, joked: ‘Oh I thought they weren’t releasing the poster til later this year!!’

In spite of Josh’s strenuous efforts to promote the series, Outer Range was officially canceled at the start of this month after two seasons.

His upcoming projects include Rian Johnson’s third Knives Out movie, which will see him join a formidable array of top-flight talent.

Each film in the series is led by Daniel Craig as detective Benoit Blanc, with a new murder and a new star cast of suspects in every instalment. 

The next picture features Scandal lead Kerry Washington, The Crown actor Josh O’Connor, Priscilla star Cailee Spaeny and Fleabag alum Andrew Scott.

Jeremy Renner has been cast as well, marking his first movie since his terrifying near-fatal snowplow accident on New Year’s Day 2023.

Legendary actress Glenn Close will also be lending her luster to the project, which is projected to be released sometime next year. 

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