Board Thread:Movies/@comment-3048593-20190605150859/@comment-3048593-20191128101833

Gemnist 2.0 wrote: KalKent wrote: LoveWaffle wrote: Also: The October 2023 release date seems like it could be Feige wanting to get in on the "early October supervillain-reimagined-as-antihero origin story" action Venom and Joker found. If it's just for an anti-hero (if one could call him that), I could see the Blade movie being in that slot, if not the February (Black History Month) slot of that same year. And with 'Joker's financial success, it remains to be seen if it's R-rated or not (I'm of the opinion it's not obligatory, but if the Deadpool movies will remain R-rated then so be it).

While I also agree that the rating isn't obligatory, I wouldn't be surprised if they go either way. Sure, Disney probably won't allow R-ratings for IPs without previously established success in that area, but considering that Blade: Trinity (as well as non-related franchises like Terminators 3-5 and the first two Wolverine movies) have been criticized for not going the extra mile, Disney might be willing to give it a shot if they felt the risk could pay off. Said movies you mentioned, had a ton more problems than just the PG-13 rating, that an R-rating alone wouldn't save (looking at the very recent 'Terminator 6', while an improvement, had more to do than just the R-rating, and still had problems).

For something like Blade, they could go the 'Star Trek 6' or 'From Dusk till Dawn' route, of having the colour of the bloodshed simply not be red (which is what the MPAA have a bigger issue of rather than the quantity). In his own movie with vampires; or as a guest in other movies or shows by having him slash open robots, animals or aliens.