Fans went wild, studios noticed and two films later, one of Marvel’s raunchiest characters is the star of a major franchise. Not only that, his R-rated features made some serious money, which has made studios far less jittery about doing more adult-skewing superhero movies. Marvel still has to figure out how to work Deadpool into the MCU, but considering a decade ago it seemed like Deadpool would be one of those characters who would never see the silver screen period, the dream has come a long way.
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