“Deadpool 3” marks a number of noteworthy “firsts” for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The, uh, first and perhaps most significant is that it’s designed to be R-rated, an unprecedented move for a franchise that once conquered the box office through the power of the four-quadrant movie.
It’s also the first film to fully integrate characters from 20th Century Fox’s (Rip) “X-Men” universe into the fabric of the MCU, no doubt using some sort of multiversal maneuvering to explain how Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine got better after his death in “Logan.”Less obvious, though just as worthy of pointing out, is that “Deadpool 3” is the first MCU project in a hot minute to find itself subject to spoiler leaks courtesy of the paparazzi and general onlookers snapping up photos from the movie’s set.
This used to be common among major Hollywood productions about a decade ago, to the degree…
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