10 R-Rated Characters Ruined In PG-13 Movies

10. Deadpool

It was as inevitable as Thanos... When it was announced that Deadpool was finally getting a movie, fans waited for the inevitable PG-13 rating. FOX were guaranteed to go for box office over substance. Until they didn't.

Deadpool succeeded because it was an R movie all the way and totally unashamed of it. Blood, guts, F-Bombs and Pegging all caught the imagination as much as Ryan Reynolds performance. It proved that not only R rated superhero movies, but blockbusters in general could work. Deadpool 2, while not as strong as a movie managed to keep the momentum going.

BUT

The spectre of the Disney buy-out of FOX loomed large and finally the moment came... Deadpool 2 was repackaged as a PG-13 movie to "see if it worked" ostensibly by FOX for their benefit, but in reality it was a Disney move to test the waters as to whether the Merc With The Mouth could live in the House of Mouse. Despite a cute wraparound with Fred Savage cribbed from The Princess Bride it took the heart out of the movie and proved unequivocly that Wade Wilson CAN work in PG-13, but it NEVER should be PG-13...not even if Spider-man is involved!