Making Deadpool 3 “by the skin of their teeth”? Where do folks get this stuff? Feige came out and said they’re excited about it, Ryan will be back, it’s R-rated and in the MCU. Clearly they’re going to make some R-rated content in the future. Possibly Blade? Or X-Force? Maybe bring back the Punisher show? They’re going to have a darker, R-rated corner of the MCU. And based on the commercial success of the first two Deadpool films, I’d be willing to bet DP3 will make lots of money and ergo X-Force is not a long shot at all. This is a business after all.
My prediction is that on their streaming service these movies and shows will have some parental control where they can be turned off. Again, that’s what they’re doing with Star outside the U.S. It will be integrated into the Dis+ platform with the ability for parents to turn it off/prevent access to it for their younger kids. With Disney owning 70% of Hulu now, I could see them doing the same in the U.S. with Hulu. Integrate it and its content into Dis+ as a separate section with that ability to turn it off for younger kids. That’s probably where they’d store the R-rated MCU stuff.
Here’s a piece on Star and how it will work...
https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/10/...onal-movies-tv