Have you ever wondered what Deadpool would be like if he had to curb his enthusiasm (and swear-y mouth) for a younger audience?
Well, Marvels favourite R-rated, foul-mouthed antihero is getting the PG-13 treatment.
Deadpool 2 will be edited and re-released as a PG-13 film called Once Upon A Deadpool, just in time for Christmas.
The holiday-themed version will be coming to cinemas in December with a limited release from the 12th through to Christmas Eve, Deadline reports.
The official Twitter account of the film retweeted the news, so its definitely happening.
Footage from the original Deadpool 2 movie will be edited in order to meet violence and language requirements for a younger audience.
The new version will feature a Christmas story-framing devise where Deadpool will appear with actor Fred Savage, and other new scenes that were filmed in one day.
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Savage will appear in eight scenes, one of which will feature Deadpool reading a bedtime story to him. Sound familiar? Well, thats because youve probably seen an almost identical scene from 1987s The Princes Bride, which then-child star Savage starred in.
But the re-release isnt just so the younguns can be corrupted by Deadpool.
Ryan Reynolds, who plays the character, told Deadline that $1 (£0.77) from every ticket sold will go to the F**k Cancer charity – temporarily renamed Fudge Cancer for the PG-13 rating.
Fox has been asking for a PG-13 basically since the start in 2006, Reynolds reveals. Ive said no since 2006. Now, this one time, I said “Yes” on two conditions. First, a portion of the proceeds had to go to charity. Second, I wanted to kidnap Fred Savage. The second condition took some explaining…
Savage is on board with it. Kind of.
He said: While my participation in this film is anything but voluntary, I am happy to learn that Fudge Cancer will be the beneficiary of this shameless cash grab.
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Itll be interesting to see how Deadpool is going to curb all the violence, thoroughly persistent F-bombs, sex jokes and gore and still make it entertaining enough.
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This will make it the third version of Deadpool 2 to be available to fans: aside from the original, there was also the alternate Super Duper Cut that came with the films home release.
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