Anyone who’s watched the Marvel movies in order, whether they latched onto the franchise when Iron Man came out or came aboard later, knows that this franchise is as PG-13 as it gets. Every MCU movie has scored that very rating from the Motion Picture Association, making it an accessible form of entertainment to fans old and young. But that will soon change, as it’s been said on numerous occasions that next year’s Deadpool 3 will be rated R, and director Shawn Levy has reaffirmed this, teased dirty jokes and more for the Merc with the Mouth’s MCU entrance.
Like its two predecessors, which were made by 20th Century Fox before the studio was absorbed by Disney and renamed to 20th Century Studios, Deadpool 3 won’t shy away from adult content, with Lucy saying “Fuck yes” about the upcoming 2024 movie being R-rated when Wired inquired on the matter. He then said this about how much freedom Marvel Studios has awarded the threequel when it comes to tone and humor:
