Marvel Studios’ president makes it clear he has nothing against cocaine. Let no one say that Kevin Feige lacks a sense of humor. The architect of Marvel’s Cinematic Universe is often perceived as a serious businessman, or even a robot keeping the franchise from evolving.
As Marvel’s universe stagnates, the scrutiny has only gotten stronger, especially with Marvel’s first R-rated feature on the horizon. There’s a lot riding on Deadpool & Wolverine . Not only is it the film that’s (hopefully) going to wrap up Marvel’s multiverse saga in a neat little bow, but it also needs to bring its edgier sensibilities over to the aggressively PG-13 MCU.
The Deadpool films are infamous for their meta humor, rampant violence, and filthy innuendos, so fans were concerned Marvel’s inherent tameness would neuter the property’s most out-there character. Feige has heard these worries, and acknowledged them in a recent sit-down with Inverse . “I think in the early days, it was like, ‘Oh, Disney’s making a Deadpool movie now.
Does that mean we’re not going to be allowed to do things?’” Feige said. Apparently, even Ryan Reynolds — who’s cultivated Deadpool’s irreverent tone for the past 15 years — wondered if the team would have to cut back on the franchise’s trademark cheek. But Feige’s answer was pretty diplomatic: “I said, ‘Let’s just make a great movie like you did on the first two.
” Evidently, he let the Deadpool & Wolverine team run wild. The f.