Warranted as they may be, your fears surrounding the entire franchiseโs would-be โsanitationโ in the wake of Disney acquiring 20th Century Studios are (thankfully) unfounded. During a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Kevin Feige confirmed once and for all that Deadpool 3 will be R-rated, marking the MCUโs first-ever R-rated release.
โItโs amazing. And weโve got Hugh Jackman coming back for our first Deadpool film within the MCU,โ remarked the longstanding President of Marvel Studios when prompted about the fact heโd begun his superhero movie career producing the original X-Men films.
โThatโs our first R-rated film. To have Hugh come back is incredible. For me, personally, that is where I started. I remember sitting behind the camera โ well behind the camera โ at his audition for the film. It was his first on-set audition, and he flew up to Toronto to do a read with Anna Paquin.โ
โFor him, and for me, and I think for all of the fans of Marvel, itโs unbelievable what has happened in those 23 years. Itโs very full-circle having him come back in this new Deadpool film.โ
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Prior to the confirmation of what everyone had assumed was simply a given, Deadpool screenwriter Rhett Reese assured fans the threequel wouldnโt be โDisney-fied.โ
โThey are gonna let Deadpool be Deadpool, you know? Itโs not like any particular joke may be the one that they say, โYou know, thatโs too far,โ that could happen. But to this point, itโs been nothing but support,โ Rhett Reese told The Playlist last year.
โItโs been nothing but, โHow can we help you?โ What from our universe would you like to use? How can we make your life easy? And weโre gonna let Deadpool be Deadpool. Weโre notโฆ this is not going to be the Disney-fied Deadpool.โ
โTheyโre not gonna mess with the tone. I mean, Iโd never say never. I guess thereโs an outside chance. But weโve always been told it can be R-[rated] and weโre proceeding as if itโs Rโฆ I donโt think thatโll change.โ
The R-rated Deadpool 3 starring Ryan Reynolds as the Merc with a Mouth and Hugh Jackman as James Howlett / Logan / Wolverine is currently scheduled to hit cinemas on September 6th of 2024.
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