Deadpool might be cleaning up its act says David Leitch

Uh-oh. It looks like the merch with a mouth might be doing without his signature R-rated antics for the third installment of the Deadpool franchise.

Deadpool 2 director David Leitch discussed the possibility of the third film not necessarily being R-rated. As Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox, the production banner behind the Deadpool franchise, Leitch suggests working with a lower-age rating to stay on-brand with Disney. Speaking to Yahoo! Movies the director says, ā€œItā€™s rated R so thatā€™s not necessarily the [MCU] brand but he doesnā€™t necessarily need to be R and [Disney] donā€™t necessarily need to only make PG-13 movies. I think weā€™ll find a happy ground.ā€

Deadpool is arguably unlike any other superhero audiences have seen on the big screen and thatā€™s mostly because of its R-rating. Itā€™s hard to imagine Wayde Wilson played by the charming Ryan Reynolds without his signature gore, cussing and borderline offensive insults. Disneyā€™s CEO Bob Iger has previously expressed that Deadpool films should continue to be R-rated as concerns were raised about the franchise being acquired by the family-centric studio. Marvelā€™s Kevin Feige also agreed with the sentiment saying that the studio wonā€™t be changing Deadpool.

Reports say that Feigeā€™s statement would probably mean that the mercenary will not be appearing from the MCU but letā€™s not rule out a Deadpool appearance. The franchiseā€™s PG-13 Christmas special, Once Upon a Deadpool showed fans that the merch can make it with toned-down violence and language. Deadpool could take a similar route to enter the MCU.

Ben Hornery
Ben Horneryhttps://bestinau.com.au
Ben is is a senior journalist and sport columnist for Best in Australia. He previously worked for the BC and other radio stations.
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