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Ryan Reynolds Tweets Risque Deadpool Image For Mother’s Day

In honour of Mother’s Day, actor Ryan Reynolds tweeted a timely and ever-so-slightly risque image from the in-production 20th Century Fox/Marvel movie ‘Deadpool.’

(In case you’re getting a bit confused, experiencing deja vu, or gasping “oh no, I missed it,” relax - this past weekend was the American Mother’s Day. The British one was ages ago.)

With a mile wide grin we can spot even through that expressionless mask, the Merc with the Mouth holds up a newly delivered baby whilst Reynolds writes, “#Deadpool: a motherf***er since 1991. #happymamasday” 

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As Reynolds’ choice of words underlines, ‘Deadpool’ is set to be the first film in the contemporary wave of superhero movies to be rated R in the USA - meaning a 15 or 18 certificate is likely in the UK. This means strong language and graphic violence are almost guaranteed, and sexual content is entirely possible.

The last Marvel-based movie to earn a restrictive rating was 2008′s ‘Punisher: War Zone,’ a flop for studio Lionsgate on release which has since earned a degree of cult status thanks to its absurdly over-the-top violence.

1991 was, of course, the year in which the character of Deadpool was first introduced by writer/artist Rob Liefeld and writer Fabian Nicieza, initially as an out-and-out bad guy, in the pages of Marvel’s X-Men spin-off title ‘The New Mutants.’

Deadpool would later appear in ‘X-Force’ before developing from a villain to a distinctly tongue-in-cheek anti-hero. The character’s popularity increased to the point that he landed his own solo comic in 1997.

The character is famed for breaking the fourth wall and addressing the reader directly whilst sending up superhero conventions - and all indications are that the movie, from first-time feature director Tim Miller, will do much the same.

Reynolds first took the role of mutant mercenary Wade Wilson in 2009′s much-maligned ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine,’ but the vastly reworked take on the character (for starters, they take away his mouth?!) went down very badly with fans and critics.

Despite this (and the subsequent failure of his last attempt at a comic book movie, 2011′s ‘Green Lantern’), Reynolds - along with Miller and screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (’Zombieland’) - have remained attached to a ‘Deadpool’ solo movie for around five years, though for some time it looked unlikely to get a green light from Fox.

Finally ‘Deadpool’ got the go-ahead after test footage was released online last year to a hugely enthusiastic response. It’s in production now, with Reynolds’ co-stars including Morena Baccarin, TJ Miller, Ed Skrein and Gina Carano.

Marvel’s Kevin Feige is producing alongside ‘X-Men’ series producer Lauren Shuler Donner and Simon Kinberg.

‘Deadpool’ hits screens 12 February 2016.

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Picture Credit: 20th Century Fox/Marvel