Ryan Reynolds surprised everyone with a bold proposal: making a Star Wars movie with an adult rating. The Deadpool actor wants Disney to dare to explore a more mature side of the saga.
According to what he revealed in an interview, he presented a concrete idea to the studios. Although he doesn't want to act in the project, he does aim to write and produce it with complete creative freedom.
Why does Star Wars need an adult version?
Reynolds raised something many fans have been thinking: the franchise can grow if it dares to step out of its comfort zone. He isn't referring to including vulgarities or senseless violence, but rather to addressing more emotional and adult stories.
The actor insists that there are secondary characters ideal for a deeper narrative. There's no need to resort to the classic Jedi or Sith, but to open the door to new stories within the same universe.
A concrete proposal
"I don't understand why Disney doesn't dare to do it", Reynolds said on the podcast The Box Office. His idea is a movie with an R rating, something unprecedented for the saga but proven successful with Deadpool.
In that sense, he explained that the intention isn't to provoke for the sake of provoking. He wants to take advantage of that freedom to address more adult themes and explore complex emotions that are currently absent from the franchise.
