10 More Insane Rules Movies Weren't Allowed To Break
These movies were all made under some deeply bizarre conditions.
Even those lucky filmmakers who are given free(ish) rein to make their movies are still bound by a set of rules within which their work must be completed, and it's fair to say that most films are made with considerably greater restrictions than that.
Typically these demands from the studio or producers are logical and make sense from a business perspective - maybe the director needs to secure a PG-13 rating or keep the runtime under 2.5 hours, for instance.
And then there are those times where movies are produced with a specific rule in mind that, to the outside observer, seems really quite bizarre.
And so, as a sequel to our previous article on the very subject, here are 10 more insane rules that movies just weren't allowed to break.
Whether imposed by the higher-ups or even the director themselves, these movies were all created with one rule in place that governed basically the entire production.
From hard-and-fast mandates about the lore to maddening product placement agreements, and content restrictions of the era, these rules all seem absolutely wild in retrospect, regardless of whether they ultimately panned out...
10. Only Deadpool Can Break The Fourth Wall - Deadpool & Wolverine
Last year's Deadpool & Wolverine marked the official debut of Ryan Reynolds' fourth wall-breaking motormouth in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and despite some sceptical expectations to the contrary, he indeed rocked up in fully R-rated glory.
Many also wondered precisely how Deadpool would be integrated into the MCU given his tendency to address the audience with meta quips and gags - something the MCU is decidedly not known for.
And as director Shawn Levy revealed in an interview shortly before the film's release, himself, Reynolds, the screenwriters, and producer Kevin Feige agreed on a system whereby Deadpool would be the only character capable of breaking the fourth wall.
The purpose of this was to preserve Deadpool's stature as the only unreliable narrator, while ensuring that everyone else without this ability could be taken as seriously as possible and not reduced to a mere gag. From that perspective, it totally makes sense.
Hugh Jackman even initially suggested that Wolverine also break the fourth wall during the movie, only for the idea to be swiftly shot down as Reynolds explained the system to him.
It's fair to assume that this rule will remain in place for any future MCU films Deadpool appears in - most likely at least one of the two upcoming Avengers movies.