‘X-Force’ & ‘Deadpool’ Movies Are A Conundrum For Disney-Fox Merger Says Creator

The Disney/Fox merger could soon revert all the characters back under one umbrella, but this merger might leave our characters like Deadpool and the X-Force behind.

For awhile fans have been speculating what a shared cinematic universe would be with the X-Men characters. Finally, with the Disney/Fox merger fans will soon be able to see what that is like. While this is exciting news, some of our beloved franchises from Fox might be left behind with its R-rating material. The creator of Deadpool, Rob Liefield, had a few words to share about the merger to Comicbook.com:

“I believe Deadpool and X-Force are a conundrum for the merger. I do. X-Force and Deadpool are a conundrum, and how they will be solved, I guess, is to be determined. TBD.”

He expanded on that by stating that those characters just don’t fit the brand for the MCU. It’s possible to work them into the MCU, but the content is more suited for adults, he states:

“It’s not the Marvel universe brand of films. Logan is not a Marvel Universe branded film. Neither is Deadpool or Deadpool 2. So my long winded-ass point is I like the different flavors. And I feel like making what was R into PG-13, Once Upon a Deadpool aside, when I hear PG-13, I hear ‘Conform, conform, conform. Can we have successful Deadpool and X-Force that they can conform?’ And I would question that. I would like to see again, I believe, there’s a lot of life left in the R rating. I’ll go to Logan, two Deadpool movies, the John Wick movies. Can you make a John Wick movie that I like without an R rating? See, I can answer this better if I take another franchise. Would I like Logan better if it wasn’t an R rating? No, I would not. That movie, finally, I got to see the Wolverine I grew up loving. And surprise, what’s everybody’s favorite Wolverine movie? It’s Logan. No one hesitates.”

There’s been no confirmation about what Disney and Marvel will do about this. It could be possible that they just leave the franchise separate from the MCU, but there is perhaps a way to work them into the universe. With this merger, the future of Marvel and it’s characters can go anywhere and it’ll be exciting to see regardless of what they do.

Directed by David Leitch from a script written by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick, and Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool 2 stars Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Julian Dennison, Zazie Beetz, T.J. Miller, Brianna Hildebrand, and Jack Kesy.

After surviving a near fatal bovine attack, a disfigured cafeteria chef (Wade Wilson) struggles to fulfill his dream of becoming Mayberry’s hottest bartender while also learning to cope with his lost sense of taste. Searching to regain his spice for life, as well as a flux capacitor, Wade must battle ninjas, the yakuza, and a pack of sexually aggressive canines, as he journeys around the world to discover the importance of family, friendship, and flavor – finding a new taste for adventure and earning the coveted coffee mug title of World’s Best Lover.

Once Upon A Deadpool is now available on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-Ray, DVD, and Digital HD.

Source: Comicbook.com