Disney Buys 21st Fox for $52 Billion, and You’re Worried about Deadpool?!

​So a week before we officially got word that Disney buying 21st Century Fox was a thing, it was a really hot rumor. So hot, that my fellow geeks and I couldn’t wait to talk about what the world would look like if Wolverine was sent on a mission to kill a target, only to find out that target was Hulk. If Mr. Fantastic was consulted by Peter Parker on how to stop his mutation into an actual Man-Spider. If the Shi’ar Empire appeared in a Guardians of the Galaxy film. So many awesome suggestions were thrown out there, and with each new or classic story that was brought up, the enthusiasm grew. And then, out of freakin’ nowhere, one guy says:

“Man… I sure hope that they don’t mess up Deadpool with all this PG stuff!”

Admittedly, I was slightly annoyed. Deadpool is funny character who found real prominence thanks to his 2015 film. A solid film that went on to become the highest grossing X-men film ever, and, with time, also became CRIMINALLY overrated. How overrated? There are people that believe Deadpool is a better choice than Thor for a fight against a group of other super heroes. That’s absolutely absurd, but I digress. I let my annoyance go, and moved on with my day. So later, I’m talking to a separate group of geeks about the then-possible merger, and yet again, someone brings up Deadpool. B, but it was worse this time. This lost soul said:

“I don’t care about any of those other properties, Deadpool is going to suck now because they’re going to try and make it PG!!!”

#TRIGGERED
I’m here to make sure you all understand the gravity of the situation, here. Deadpool is cool, but we had WAY better comic book movies before he came along with crude jokes and body humor. If they don’t make another Deadpool movie, we’ll be fine. I understand your concerns. You want something that’s a hard “R” (gotta be careful with that), has plenty of gore, and will make you laugh. It’s the American way. You know what else is the American way? Sit back because I have a list:

• Age of Apocalypse- The one set in a timeline where Apocalypse actually takes over the world. It’s Terminator with Mutants!
• Secret Wars (2015)- The awesome story where Marvel had this whole Game of Thrones thing going. It was amazing
• The Thanos Imperative- Where the Guardians of the Galaxy, The Nova Corps, and Silver Surfer had an epic story with Thanos.
• Avengers vs X-men- Breh…
• Uncanny Avengers- That time the Avengers and X-men decided to make a team to show the world what unity looks like.
• And last, but MOST IMPORTANTLY… T’CHALLA CAN MARRY STORM!!!

If we can get all of that and the only price that needed to be paid was Deadpool not having any more R-rated movies, then sign me tf up!
I could really get crazy (Xenomorphs and Predators in Star Wars, The Simpsons appear in a Pixar film) but I don’t think it’s necessary. We live in a world where things look cool and they eventually disappoint, but I’m going to be optimistic about this one. Disney acquiring 21st Century Fox allows what we geeks have been begging for over the course of several years. All we want, all we NEED is all of Marvel’s characters under the same roof so we can get the stories we really want to see on screen. We finally have that. What a time to be alive!!!
And for the sake of all things awesome, please…
Shut the hell up about Deadpool…

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