Those worrying that Deadpool would be watered down now that the property falls squarely under Marvel Studios’ umbrella after Disney’s acquisition of Fox, you can safely lay those fears to rest. Writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, who co-wrote both Deadpool movies, have relayed their thoughts on the Merc with a Mouth’s future, including Marvel’s “promise” that things in the Deadpool universe will still be R-Rated.
Speaking to EW, the pair hinted that plans aren’t quite clear-cut, saying, “I think the party line and truth is we’re all still figuring it out. Marvel has promised to continue to let us play in the R-rated Deadpool universe.”
“Marvel has promised to continue to let us play in the R-rated Deadpool universe, and the hope is that they will also let us veer into the Marvel Cinematic Universe a little bit as well and play in that sandbox,” he continued. “Our feeling and Ryan’s feeling is that it’s got to be the right idea, it’s got to be great… I think once we collectively agree what idea that great idea is, we’ll be off to the races. Ryan’s super-busy, we’ve got a lot of projects lined up, but we wake up thinking about Deadpool, and we go to sleep thinking about Deadpool.”
