After three decades reporting on the biggest news stories from around the world, broadcasters Martin Geissler and Kirsty Wark have seen it all.
17.06.2024 - 03:43 / deadline.com
China’s Film Bureau has approved a July 26 release for Disney/Marvel Studios’ Deadpool & Wolverine, arguably one of the most anticipated movies of the year globally. Marvel’s Weibo account announced the dating this morning Beijing time which Disney has confirmed. The release is day-and-date with the U.S. and marks the first time the Merc with a Mouth is going to China in step with the rest of the world. (Scroll below for a look at the new poster.)
The first Deadpool did not release in China while Deadpool 2, completely refashioned as Once Upon a Deadpool with new scenes to create a PG-13 version, was released there in early 2019, many months after the original DP2 had its run elsewhere. It went on to do about $40M in the market at today’s rates.
Disney/Marvel were not specific on cuts, but we understand the trims made to the Shawn Levy-directed D&W are minimal and due to violence, blood and gore, and language.
We also hear that no cuts were made that impact the integrity of the storytelling and that the Ryan Reynolds/Hugh Jackman-starrer remains authentic to the Deadpool spirit — unlike Once Upon a Deadpool.
There are no guarantees here as Hollywood films have continued to struggle at the Chinese box office in recent years. The top studio movie of 2024 there is Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire ($132.2M) which was handled locally by Legendary East. Universal/DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda 4 ($51.6M) is in second place among Hollywood titles so far this year.
Including Deadpool & Wolverine, five out of the last six Marvel films were released in China: The Marvels (2023), Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania (2023), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). Of those, Guardians 3
After three decades reporting on the biggest news stories from around the world, broadcasters Martin Geissler and Kirsty Wark have seen it all.
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Deadpool & Wolverine, and it's both fun and a little sentimental.In , Reynolds, co-star Hugh Jackman, and director Shawn Levy discuss the fun atmosphere on set, and the accompanying pictures show that spirit with the threesome playing a little table tennis. And it's not a prop for the photo shoot; that was a gift from Lively.“[] and I have a bunch of these prints of actors playing [ping pong] on their sets,” Reynolds told the outlet, providing a rare peek into their interior decorating strategy. “We’ve got Newman and Redford in Durango, Mexico, during the shooting of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
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A charming property situated in a quiet coastal Scottish village has just gone on the market.
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Amandla Stenberg, star of The Acolyte, is calling out “intolerable racism” and released a song to express their sentiments.
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Former Emmerdale actress Jenna Coleman has revealed that she is pregnant with her first baby.The Doctor Who star, 38, displayed her blossoming bump while attending a glitzy exhibition opening at Chatsworth House on Wednesday night (19 June). Jenna, who played Jasmine Thomas in Emmerdale until 2009, was photographed cradling her large bump as she posed at the historic venue during the opening of Imaginary Conversations: An ERDEM Collection Inspired by Duchess Deborah.The happy news comes just a few months after the actress refused to be drawn into speculation that she'd married her director boyfriend, Jamie Childs, after she was spotted with a ring on her engagement finger.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Wanda Film, China’s largest cinema operator, has expanded its business relationship with Imax Corp. in a huge deal that straddles technology and content. With 381 Imax installations, Wanda alone operates more Imax venues than most countries.
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Roman Originals is back with a bunch of trendy and versatile outfits perfect for summer weather.
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A picturesque Scottish beach has been crowned among the top 10 surfing destinations in the UK.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Deadpool & Wolverine” will enjoy a release in mainland Chinese cinemas on July 26, simultaneous with its North American outing. And, despite hailing from what is arguably Marvel’s most adult franchise, the film will incur only “minimal cuts” for its China release. All foreign films entering China require permission to be imported, to clear censorship and must be allocated a release date by local authorities.
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