Deadpool & Wolverine will feature plenty of hilarious F-bombs, but the film won’t top the best F-bomb ever featured in the Marvel universe.
Deadpool & Wolverine is the MCU’s first exciting dive into R-rated movie content, but the release still can’t beat the greatest F-bomb in Marvel’s film history. While PG-13 superhero movies are more common now, R-rated films have existed within the genre for a while. 1998’s Blade was the first Marvel R-rated film, and the X-Men films explored what they could do with the rating, via movies like Deadpool, Deadpool 2, and Logan. Many of these films are considered the best within the Marvel movie roster, but it’s not just because they include crude jokes, nudity, and gore.
No Marvel F-Bomb Can Beat Wolverine’s In X-Men: First Class
In X-Men: First Class, Magneto and Professor X team up to recruit other mutants to join their Division X program. Some of the mutants they encounter include Angel, Darwin, Havok, and Banshee. Another person the pair visits is Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine, who is smoking a cigar and drinking at a bar. Before they can even explain who they are, Wolverine says, “Go f*** yourself“, and the pair leave without saying anything else.
Deadpool & Wolverine Is Set Up For Many F-Bomb’s, But They Won’t Be The MCU’s First
Deadpool & Wolverine will be the first R-rated film in the MCU timeline, but it won’t be the first to drop an F-bomb. The MCU has teased the word for a while, cutting off the word before characters like Spider-Man or Nick Fury could finish it. However, they finally let it fly in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, delivered perfectly by Chris Pratt’s Star-Lord. The moment came when Star-Lord became increasingly frustrated with Nebula’s struggle to open a car door, leading him to finally exclaim, “Open the f***ing door.”
It shouldn’t be a surprise that the first F-bomb came in a James Gunn film, the same director responsible for other more adult-oriented superhero releases like The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker. However, it showed that Marvel is finally embracing some more mature content, moving away from its Disney family-friendly tone. PG-13 will still be the main MCU rating, but it’s nice to have Deadpool & Wolverine as a refreshing change of pace.