Deadpool and Wolverine will be Marvel Studios' first R-rated movie, and as we've already seen from the gory, F-bomb-laden trailers, the Disney-owned studio clearly gave director Shawn Levy and star/producer Ryan Reynolds quite a bit of leeway when it comes to the Merc With a Mouth's MCU debut.
There was one line (pun intended) that Kevin Feige and co. asked Levy not to cross, however.
"I’m so wary of what I can say, but certainly there were early conversations about overt drug use," the filmmaker tells Total Film. "And we thought that was an interesting conversation. Let’s actually write a dialogue scene about having had it."
Sure enough, the second teaser finds Wade Wilson having a conversation with Blind Al about sneaking away to partake in some "Bolivian marching powder," with the former noting: "Cocaine is the one thing Kevin Feige says is off the table."
This is not exactly surprising, as drug use seems to be something the MPAA keeps a very close eye on - even in movies that already feature abundant sex and violence.
So, we probably shouldn't expect to see Wade recreate his "cocaine angel" scene from Deadpool 2, but aside from that, it sounds like we're in for a pretty wild ride.
The MPAA recently gave the movie an official R-rating for: "Strong bloody violence and language throughout, gore, and sexual references."
“Marvel Studios presents their most significant mistake to date - Deadpool & Wolverine," reads the new synopsis. "A listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life. His days as the morally flexible mercenary, Deadpool, behind him. When his homeworld faces an existential threat, Wade must reluctantly suit-up again with an even more reluctantlier... reluctanter? Reluctantest? He must convince a reluctant Wolverine to - F*ck. Synopses are so f*cking stupid.”
In addition to Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in the title roles, Deadpool and Wolverine will see Morena Baccarin (Vanessa), Leslie Uggams (Blind Al), Rob Delaney (Peter), Brianna Hildebrand (Negasonic Teenage Warhead) And Shioli Kutsuna (Yukio) return as their respective characters, and they'll be joined by franchise newcomers Emma Corrin (The Crown) and Matthew Macfadyen (Succession), who will play a TV agent and Charles Xavier's evil counterpart, Cassandra Nova.
Shawn Levy directs Deadpool and Wolverine from a script by Ryan Reynolds, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, and Zeb Wells.
The movie is set to open in U.S. & Canadian theaters on July 26, and will be available in IMAX, RealD 3D, Dolby Cinema, 4DX, Cinemark XD and premium screens everywhere.