With "Deadpool's" Feb. 4, 2016 initial release, several news have surfaced that the movie is not warmly accepted in some countries, such as China.
As previously reported, the "Deadpool" movie was given an "R" rating. Before its release, the rating has been specified by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and was mentioned on the 20th Century Fox's blog.
According to Cinema Blend, the movie was given an "R" rating because of its "innuendo-filled campaign and an obscene heavy final trailer."
In accordance with MPAA, they gave "Deadpool" an "R" rating because of the movie's "strong violence and language throughout, sexual content and graphic nudity."
In line with this, The Guardian wrote that despite of "Deadpool" having Marvel origins, the movie is "aimed at a more adult audience, with a central character who has been described as closer to an antihero than a superhero."
The Hollywood Reporter also reported that China has often worked with studios in Hollywood to release cut and edited versions of rated-R films. However, doing so would render "Deadpool" to be unwatchable and useless.
Accordingly, China is said not to have any movie ratings system, so the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT) does the judgment for all imported films, banning or approving them for Chinese viewers.
Fox Movies might be disappointed because of this, given that China contributed largely to "Fast & Furious 7's" success. The movie made $390 million in China alone.
Quentin Tarantino also recently stated that after "Django Unchained" was banned in China, the director was happy "for locals to watch his films illegally."
"I have a lot of Chinese fans who buy my movies on the street and watch them and I'm OK with it," Tarantino said.
"I'm not OK with it in other places, but if the government's going to censor me then I want the people to see it in any way they can."
The "Deadpool" movie will be on theaters on Feb. 12, 2016, with an initial Hong Kong screening on Feb. 4.
