Shawn Levy Talks DEADPOOL 3: It's "Raw, Audacious, Very Much R-rated"

It’s been made very clear from the moment that Marvel Studios announced Deadpool 3 that the film would move forward with the same violent, vulgar, and R-rated tone as the first two films. With the franchise now at Disney, this R-rated stuff is something that fans have needed to be convinced of, and there are so many interviews with the creative team talking about how they’ve had no interference from the studio and that they have the freedom to do what they want.

Now director Shawn Levy is opening up about Deadpool 3 telling Deadline: "Long before I loved Ryan Reynolds, I loved Deadpool. I love Deadpool. Deadpool 1 is, to me, like a perfect movie, so I was not going to mess with the DNA of that franchise."

Levy went on to discuss the R-rating of the film calling it "raw" and “audacious” and “very much R-rated.” He also talked about the way they are shooting the film, and the tone that he’s going for:

"Our movie is raw, audacious, very much R-rated. We went to great lengths to not shoot it on soundstages with digital environments. The internet has proven that by revealing pictures of our shoot. But no, we wanted something that felt grounded and real. You put Hugh Jackman in his most iconic character alongside Ryan Reynolds in his most iconic character, I would say it's more a descendant of Midnight Run, 48 Hours, and Planes, Trains, and Automobiles than it is a descendant of Airplane."

The film’s production is currently on hold due to the actor’s strike and chances are we’ll have to wait a little longer before we see the movie released. When it is released, though, I think fans are going to be very happy with what this creative team delivers.

The movie also stars Emma Corrin as the villain, Morena Baccarin and Stefan Kapicic as Vanessa and Colossus, Matthew Macfadyen in an unknown role, Karan Soni as Dopinder, and Leslie Uggams as Blind Al. They are joined by Brianna Hildebrand and Shioli Kutsuna will also return to the franchise as Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Negasonic Teenage Warhead’s girlfriend Yukio. Then there’s Jennifer Garner, who will return as Elektra.

There are also a ton of cameos rumored for the film.