This isn't to say the Deadpool Marvel NOW books are bad but (in The Daily SuperHero's opinion) they are not as edgy and extreme as his books have been in the past. Now, with his introduction into the Ultimate Spider-Man animated series on July 7, it is clear that Marvel is definitely toning Deadpool's antics down quite a bit and he is going mainstream.
He is still ultra-violent and crazy in the Marvel NOW books, yet bringing Deadpool into an all ages cartoon on Disney XD is a clear sign Marvel is trying to expand the character's audience. The anti-hero has now shown he can be his crazy self, with lots of action, but without mass amounts of blood and gore and vulgarity.
In a recent interview with Comic Book Resources, former 90s Deadpool writer Joe Kelly was brought on to help write the all ages episode. Kelly and supervising producer Cort Lane shared how Marvel was able to maintain much of Deadpool's antics and insanity at a toned down "G rated" level.
"I think there's a way to do it that works," Lane said. "We positioned it so our Ultimate Deadpool is sort of a cautionary tale — his violence is not something to aspire to. I think that story is well told.
"Also, there are little things you can do about portraying violence. A subtle thing you'll notice is he gets a lot of things stuck in him, but we're very careful how we stage that. He's stabbed a lot, but we don't actually see it happening. There's a lot you can do to suggest things rather than show them graphically."
Kelly agreed.
"Exactly. It was the story that made him work — that cautionary tale, that sense of how if Spidey had chosen a different road, what might he have turned into? Then, we figure out how to portray it and how dark we want to get and how it all fits within the limits of good taste for the show," Kelly said. "It's the story that really drove the decision to use Deadpool and how to use him."
Deadpool's character was definitely tweaked in the Ultimate Spider-Man episode which is definitive sign times are changing for Deadpool. The anti-hero is now walking the fine line of still being relevant for the older fans while taking steps to secure new fans and even younger fans.
Maybe the writers, director and actor Ryan Reynolds will take some of these new changes to heart in order to edit the reported R-rated script for a Deadpool movie into a PG-13 script. Fox is rumored to want this to happen badly. Now, after seeing an all ages version of Deadpool in a cartoon maybe the script will be revisited and toned down just a bit to ensure it can get a green light from Fox.
[Related Link: DEADPOOL Movie Rumor: Fox Will Green Light it as a "Hard PG-13" Immediately if Helmers Are On Board]
[Related Link: DEADPOOL Movie Rumor: Fox Will Green Light it as a "Hard PG-13" Immediately if Helmers Are On Board]
Everything is a big maybe with a Deadpool movie but it's obvious the character is evolving to acquire a larger audience and the hemlers of a potential Deadpool movie should consider this. Especially if they really want to make a Deadpool movie a reality.
If you want to read the full interview on Comic Book Resources, click right here to read it.
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