Following the explosive success of the R-rated superhero flick "Deadpool", we will probably witness a whole series of comic book adaptations trying to offer audiences a more adult-oriented experience. Such is the case with "Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice". It seems that the alternate cut that Warner Brothers will release on DVD/Blu-Ray, dubbed "Ultimate Edition", will be rated R for no less than "sequences of violence".
The information arrived via filmratings.com where the film is listed among other home video releases with the aforementioned age classification and an additional note stating that this is an "Edited Version" featuring content that is "different from PG-13 version". Check out the full bulletin here.
This wouldn't be the first superhero movie to get an R-rated home release. In 2013, "The Wolverine" was released as an Unrated Extended Cut on Blu-Ray. Also, 20th Century Fox will be releasing "Wolverine 3" in theaters on March 3, 2017 with a targeted R rating, although that one is still a long way from being officially confirmed.
It will be interesting to see if "Batman V Superman" provides any significantly violent scenes in its R-rated form, or if it was just a very hard PG-13 to begin with, in which case the home video release will probably be an extended version of sorts instead of a true R cut and ultimately just a studio's cash-grab strategy in the wake of "Deadpool"s huge success. Either way, the showdown between Batman and Superman will definitely be violent and epic, so whether it's bloody or not shouldn't make that much of a difference.
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