Disney is known for its slate of family-friendly titles, but it seems even the House of Mouse cannot stop the sheer influence of the Merc with a Mouth. Deadpool 3 writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick has assured fans that the character’s debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) will not be “Disney-fied”.
Speaking to Playlist about the upcoming movie, the pair emphasised that Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox won’t have an impact on the R-rated tone that the franchise has always adopted.
“We were used to doing things our way, so there are differences, but I think the great part is that Marvel’s been incredibly supportive,” the writers explained. “They are gonna let Deadpool be Deadpool, you know? It’s not like any particular joke may be the one that they say, ‘you know, that’s too far,’ that could happen, but to this point, it’s been nothing but support.
“It’s been nothing but, ‘how can we help you?’ ‘What from our universe would you like to use? How, how can we make your life easy?’ And we’re gonna let Deadpool be Deadpool,” they added, touching on the franchise’s future. “This is not going to be the Disney-fied ‘Deadpool.’ So they’re awesome, and now it’s up to us to come through and justify that faith.”
Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige previously confirmed that Deadpool 3 would be joining the MCU, making it its first R-rated film. “[Disney are] not gonna mess with the tone,” Reese and Wernick asserted again when asked if the third entry will stick to its mature guns. “We’ve always been told it can be R-[rated], and we’re proceeding as if it’s R. We would like it to be R, we always have, so I don’t think that’ll change.”
This decision marks a major turning point for the franchise, which found immense success with an accurate portrayal of its comic counterpart’s raunchy, mature tone under 20th Century Fox. Deadpool 3, which has yet to receive a release date, will see Ryan Reynolds reprising his role as the anti-hero mercenary for another bloody, foul-mouthed adventure, with Free Guy director Shawn Levy taking over the director’s helm. The first two films were led by Tim Miller and David Leitch in 2016 and 2018 respectively.
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