Following the original theatrical cut and the home-release Super Duper $@%!#& Cut, a third version of Deadpool 2 is coming to the UK cinemas in the near future – Once Upon A Deadpool. The new version of David Leitch’s f-bomb-dropping, limb-lopping comic book action-comedy is pitched as a more family-friendly cut, removing the harshest language and adding fresh scenes involving The Princess Bride star Fred Savage. But while Once Upon A Deadpool is intended as a PG-13 version (and has received that rating in America), the film has once again been given a 15 rating in the UK.
Once Upon A Deadpool was submitted to the BBFC, running at 117 minutes and 33 seconds (slightly down on the original cut’s 119 minute runtime, even with the additional Fred Savage scenes), and has ended up with a 15 for ‘strong violence, crude humour’. The BBFC Insight report, breaking down the reasons for the film’s rating, hasn’t been released yet. While some younger UK-based filmgoers might be disappointed not to see Once Upon A Deadpool on the big screen, it perhaps proves a point – that the Merc with a Mouth simply doesn’t work in 12A form, unless you make like X-Men Origins: Wolverine and quite literally remove his ability to speak.
For film fans aged 15 and up, Once Upon A Deadpool will arrive in UK cinemas on 11 December for a one-night-only engagement, a bonus Christmas treat for fans of Mr. Pool.
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