This morning it was “confirmed” Deadpool would be rated PG-13. Considering it’s April 1st I assumed this “confirmation” might be a prank and didn’t write it up despite the fact Ryan Reynolds seemed to be in on the confirmation using his Twitter account:
#deadpool – So we make the blood green. (Views expressed here are mine – not necessarily those of adorable, taint-punchers releasing films)
— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) April 1, 2015
https://twitter.com/VancityReynolds/status/583312757275013120
Well, it turns out my instincts were correct in holding off as Reynolds has now confirmed the R-rating in yet another tweet and the following video.
February 12th. There will be blood. Guns. F-bombs. And graphic, expertly lit French Unicorn sex. #deadpoolRatedR @deadpoolmovie #Aprilpools
— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) April 1, 2015
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Oh, ever so cheeky.
Based upon Marvel Comics’ most unconventional anti-hero, Deadpool tells the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.
Directed by Tim Miller
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, T.J. Miller, Ed Skrein, Gina Carano and Morena Baccarin
In theaters: February 12, 2016
