“This is a different kind of superhero story,” the main character in “Deadpool” explains.
Can’t say he’s wrong. The list of comic book-inspired films that have included full-frontal nudity and the hero huffing gun fumes probably begins and ends with this one.
The movie (opening Friday) earned an R rating — a rarity in the otherwise family-friendly superhero genre.
“This gets to do something that other superhero movies don’t, which is to be raunchy and genuinely risky,” producer Simon Kinberg tells The Post. “There are a lot of squeaky-clean characters in comic books, and he’s the opposite of that. He’s got an anarchic, punk-rock attitude to him that feels more modern.”
Deadpool first appeared in Marvel Comics in 1991 — making him part of the X-Men universe — and earned a cult following for his wisecracks and fourth wall-busting humor.
The hard R was cheered by many Deadpool fans — though maybe not those with kids born after the ’90s.
“Uncomfortable encounter with angry mom at WonderCon,” Rob Liefeld, Deadpool’s co-creator, tweeted in April. “She was mad that her little boy couldn’t see ‘Deadpool’ with an R rating.”
An online petition to make the movie PG-13 was even launched after an 8-year-old begged his mom to let him see “Deadpool.”
Kinberg makes no apologies. “For little kids, part of what is cool about ‘Deadpool’ is that they have to grow up a bit before they see it,” he says.
Or have an adult take them.
“I think it’s fine having to go with an adult, because it helps that [adult] see what you like and helps them understand you better,” says “Deadpool” fan Nico Michel, 13, of Gramercy, who plans to see the film with his mom.
“Deadpool” as a family bonding experience? Now that is punk rock.
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