With just 10 days to go until its UK release, the British Board of Film Classification has announced that 20th Century Fox’s X-Men spinoff Deadpool has been granted a 15 certificate, for “strong bloody violence, strong language and sex references.”
The film was rated R by the MPAA for its release in the States, while it has been refused a release in China after Fox opted against cutting the film to please the Middle Kingdom’s strict censorship authorities, as this would have caused plot problems.
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Deadpool is set for release on February 10th in the UK and February 12th in the States and sees Ryan Reynolds reprising the role of the Merc with a Mouth alongside T.J. Miller (Transformers: Age of Extinction) as Weasel, Morena Baccarin (Gotham) as Copycat, Gina Carano (Fast & Furious 6) as Angel Dust>, Ed Skrein (Game of Thrones) as Ajax, Stefan Kapicic (24) as Colossus, Leslie Uggams (Roots) as Blind Al and newcomer Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead.
Originally published January 31, 2016. Updated April 15, 2018.
