"Food for thought, are R-rated films becoming extinct due to the more profitable PG/PG-13 films. Its one of the reasons Deadpool is stuck in developmental hell, Robocop is now PG-13. Nowadays its risky to commit to an R-rated film or a potential R-rated franchise. Films like Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Carribean & Twilight are to blame for the declining interest from studios for R-rated films."I hadn't really thought too much about it, but I do agree whole-heartedly. Naturally theres always been a market for films geared towards children but I'd never thought about how it affected films that are garnered towards a more adult audiences, of which Deadpool is a prime example. The character featured in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and was given minimal screen time, even though he is a major character within the Marvel franchise and has had several comic book series' devoted to him. The character should have had a MUCH larger role within the film (only one of the many things wrong with the film) but his background was never fully explored because of its dark nature. He was used as a cool looking villain in the PG film, and I feel that devalues the character completely! He SHOULD have a film devoted to him after the initial abysmal outing because it would be a great story to tell, and my buddy is correct about it being stuck in development hell because it's way too risky for studios nowadays.
We are in a recession, and the same goes for the film industry. Studios are latching onto films that will ensure a profit so they aren't going to release films that they're most profitable audiences, children and pre-teens, will be unable to go to. Especially when it comes to comic book films, the merchandising alone brings in a staggering profit margin and if the proposed Deadpool film were to be true to the comics then it would be R-rated and kids wouldn't be rushing in to Argos or wherever to buy the toy. Also taking into account that comic book films cost an enormous amount of money and making the film R-rated would shun most of the average adaptations audience (children and their parents), making studio execs wonder whether it will actual gain a profit from its release. Even the Sin City sequel has taken forever to get off the ground, and the original film was a success.
Hey, I like family films as much as the rest of society but sometimes I need a change. I'm sure most of you do. We need the industry to take a risk and show us what we want to see! I love The Avengers and all that jazz but is Batman really the darkest it gets in cinema? Looking through comic books, the stories are pretty bleak but guess what? People are still buying the comic books, it's remained profitable. Actually, recent statistics have basically said the bleaker the better in terms of comic books so why not translate it into film and garner it towards the audiences that are already buying into it? Kids can have their films and us adults can have ours. Theres no reason to discount such a large part of the audience which, even if its unintentional, the studios are doing. Seriously, what adult is going to watch a watered down version of Deadpool or the new Robocop. To be fair no one wanted the new Robocop to happen, and you've just given them another reason not to watch it. Well done.
We have enough Twilight in our lives and now we need Hollywood to give something to the grown ups. And I don't mean another crappy Michael Bay produced horror film (seriously, is that guy attached to any good movies?), give us the REAL Deadpool, give us quality. Seriously, take a look back over your favourite films and tell me there isn't an R-rated one in there somewhere. To me R-rated=guts and the movie industry really needs that right now. Don't bother giving us the Robocop, and don't you dare reboot Rambo and cast Liam Hemsworth and have no one get brutally murdered and him getting a girl in the end.
Hollywood, be more courageous with your options. Live Long and Blog.
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