Deadpool and Wolverine is the highest-grossing live-action film of the year and while that means a lot of people have gone to the cinema, it’s a great day for fans or for anyone who still hasn’t seen the film because the film is now available with a Disney+ subscription. And Deadpool is here to alert you that it’s a good time to repurpose your Wolverine popcorn bucket.
In addition to the release of Deadpool and Wolverine was released with his mouth open Wolverine popcorn bucket and a new promo for the film’s Disney+ release shared by Ryan Reynolds on Instagramshows Deadpool and Blind Al sitting down to watch the movie and eat popcorn from the bucket. Although Blind Al seems to be into something more than just popcorn. Check it out.
Ryan Reynolds jokes, “Good luck putting it back in the safe.” A hilarious reference to the days of the Disney Vault, when Disney films would only be released on home media for a limited time before being removed from circulation.
Nowadays, it’s almost hilarious that there was once a time when fans were afraid of that Disney could soften Deadpool. In the period between Disney buys Fox And Deadpool 3 is announcedmany wondered if Disney would let Deadpool be Deadpool.
Whenever anyone at Disney or Marvel was asked the question, they always insisted Deadpool would remain R-rated property, but there were still concerns that the family-friendly Disney company would have a problem with the Merc with a Mouth and specifically the stuff that comes out of that mouth.
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We now know that this is certainly not the case. Disney not only allowed Deadpool to exist in his full R-rated glory, but even produced a popcorn bucket with a wide open mouth. After the release of the suggestive Dune popcorn bucket it was impossible not to get the reference. And now Disney is reminding us all that something existed.
While it’s certainly a bit strange to see Deadpool on Disney+, and the films are certainly some of the most mature on the streaming service, Disney was already making R-rated films decades ago under the Touchstone and Hollywood Pictures banners, so that’s not so. That Crazy that there is content on a Disney streaming service that contains words that Mickey Mouse should never say.
But of course that other content is not nearly as central as Deadpool and Wolverine. The fact that this promo was made at all shows that Disney fully embraces Deadpool. Although everything indicates that this is likely won’t be an A Deadpool 4that doesn’t mean Ryan Reynolds’ time in the mask is over. Considering how popular Deadpool still is, this is probably just the beginning. After all, we still need to know why Thor cried.