X-Men: Days of Future Past airs on Disney+ with nudity and a f-bomb, with star Hugh Jackman calling it the first movie to release on the streaming service uncensored. Days of Future Past was released in 2014 as part of 20th Century Fox's successful X-Men franchise. The film was well-received, with many calling it one of the best in the franchise. Jackman made yet another appearance as Wolverine in X-Men: Days of Future Past, at that point after over a decade in the role. In many ways, Jackman was the face of the X-Men films, also leading the critically-acclaimed movie Logan in 2017.
X-Men: Days of Future Past is available on Disney+, which has faced criticism in the past for censoring its content. Earlier this year, actress Daryl Hannah's butt was removed from Splash using CGI, seemingly to make the movie more family-friendly. Disney also removed the controversial "Jim Crow" scene from Dumbo. However, thanks to the release of Hamilton on Disney+ earlier this month, many have paid attention to the streamer's censoring anew. In this case, though, creator Lin-Manuel Miranda was involved in the process, muting one f-bomb and record-scratching out another so the movie could receive a PG-13 rating.
Luckily, it seems Disney+ may be softening its stance on censoring content. X-Men: Days of Future Past airs on the streaming service complete with a f-bomb and nudity inline with the movie's original PG-13 rating. In an Instagram post, Jackman even claimed it's the first film to air uncensored on Disney+.
Releasing X-Men: Days of Future Past with nudity and a f-bomb is a big step forward for Disney. The company has faced challenges with its acquisition of 20th Century Fox, as some films there don't fit with the family-friendly image Disney works hard to maintain. However, even more so than with X-Men, the company may struggle with Ryan Reynolds' R-rated Deadpool franchise, though Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige has said Disney has no plans of changing it. It's worth noting that PG-13 films aren't totally out of Disney's wheelhouse; Pirates of the Caribbean was a big deal back in 2003 as the first movie under the Disney banner to receive that rating.
It seems Jackman is excited about Disney+'s decision regarding X-Men: Days of Future Past. It makes sense, as no one involved in a project wants to see it altered from its original vision. The nudity and f-bomb may not seem essential to the story, but leaving them in shows real change for Disney. Hopefully, going forward, the company will be a little more lenient about censoring content, instead allowing movies to be seen as they were intended.
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