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, āItās rated R so thatās not necessarily the [MCU] brand but he doesnāt necessarily need to be R and [Disney] donāt necessarily need to only make PG-13 movies. I think weāll find a happy ground.ā
Deadpool is arguably unlike any other superhero audiences have seen on the big screen and thatās mostly because of its R-rating. Itās hard to imagine Wayde Wilson played by the charming Ryan Reynolds without his signature gore, cussing and borderline offensive insults. Disneyās 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. Marvelās Kevin Feige also agreed with the sentiment saying that the studio wonāt be changing Deadpool.
Reports say that Feigeās statement would probably mean that the mercenary will not be appearing from the MCU but letās not rule out a Deadpool appearance. The franchiseās 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.