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Deadpool writers reveal that Fox asked for a PG-13 version

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Back when the film was first announced, there were several rumours running around that 20th Century Fox wanted a PG-13 version of Deadpool, despite what Ryan Reynolds and the director kept telling fans. Well, according to the writers, a PG-13 version of Deadpool was written and nearly made. “We got reasonably close to that”, Rhett […]

Fox sets release dates for two new Marvel movies and Predator sequel, moves Gambit and Alien: Covenant

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Following the success of Deadpool, 20th Century Fox looks to be laying out its plans for its future Marvel slate, with BoxOffice reporting that the studio has set dates for two as-yet-untitled superhero movies on October 6th 2017 and January 12th 2018. Furthermore, the X-Men spinoff movie Gambit has been removed from its original October […]

Tim Miller returning to direct Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool 2

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Variety is reporting news that will please many chimichanga lovers – Deadpool director Tim Miller is officially returning for Deadpool 2. Fox co-chairman Stacey Snider announced at CinemaCon, which is taking place in the US this week, that director Miller and star Ryan Reynolds will both be returning for the anticipated sequel. Writers Rhett Reese and Paul […]

Deadpool shares his Year in Review

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As part of the ’12 Days of Deadpool’ countdown, the Merc with a Mouth has shared his year in review, with Ryan Reynolds posting the following image to Twitter… SEE ALSO: Check out a page from the Deadpool screenplay, with script notes from the Merc with a Mouth SEE ALSO: Follow all of our Deadpool […]

Ryan Reynolds continues 12 Days of Deadpool

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As 20th Century Fox counts down to its new trailer on Christmas Day, Ryan Reynolds has continued the ’12 Days of Deadpool’ with a GIF of him fooling around with the Deadpool theater standee, along with a short video featuring the Merc with a Mouth’s “battle plan”… SEE ALSO: Deadpool shows off his weapon with new poster […]

Characters profiles for Deadpool

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With a week to go until its release (well, in the UK… our friends across the Pond have an extra couple of days), Fox and Hulu have released a series of character profiles for Deadpool, offering up some details on Ryan Reynolds’ Merc with a Mouth along with Vanessa Carlysle, Colossus, Negasonic Teenage Warhead, Ajax and […]

Superhero Showdown 2016 – Deadpool vs Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice vs Captain America: Civil War vs X-Men: Apocalypse vs Suicide Squad vs Doctor Strange

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Gary Collinson on the 2016 superhero box office showdown… We’re used to seeing three or four superhero movies each year, but 2016 sees Hollywood’s infatuation with costumed heroes making the jump to ludicrous speed with SIX superhero movies set to grace the big screen (it would have been seven, had Fox been able to get […]

Petition launched for PG-13 cut of Deadpool

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20th Century Fox made a lot of people happy when it granted director Tim Miller, star Ryan Reynolds and company the go ahead for an R-rated take on Deadpool, which the MPAA confirmed this week, classifying the movie with “strong violence, language, sexual content and graphic nudity”. However Comic book writer and YouTuber Grace Randolph, […]

Valentine’s Day banners and new TV spot for Deadpool, MPAA grants R-rating for “strong violence, language, sexual content and graphic nudity”

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A couple of days ago 20th Century Fox switched gears with its marketing for Deadpool with a rom-com style poster for the upcoming X-Men spinoff, and now we have another two Valentine’s Day-inspired banners, along with a new still from the film and the latest TV spot; check them out here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMU0W4wwQg4 Meanwhile – as expected […]