X-Men: Days of Future Past has arrived on Disney+, a family-friendly streaming platform that took a bit of heat back in April for editing out Daryl Hannah's naked bottom in the 1984 Tom Hanks movie, Splash.Now Disney+ and "butts" are making the news again, but this time it's because Hugh Jackman's bare butt, as Wolverine, was left intact in Days of Future Past.
Jackman himself shared the picture (with his butt covered up by an emoji) along with other images from the film on Instagram along with the message "Days Of Future Past becomes the first movie to air on Disney+ uncensored. That was my future but let’s be honest … it’s more like my past."
And it wouldn't be a Jackman post without a lovable response from Ryan Reynolds, who wrote "Excited for them to do the same for Deadpool. It’s time children knew. #Samesies."How the MCU's Phase 4 Could Introduce the X-MenThe movie, notably, also has one F-bomb, which is the most any movie can have and still receive a PG-13 rating. This is why Hamilton was censored to change two of its three F-bombs for its Disney+ debut.
So why the double standard here? Why was Hannah's backside edited out while Jackman's was left in? Is it hypocrisy or is Disney+ now, just a couple months later, moving toward slightly edgier content that might allow for a few more non-"family friendly" PG-13 films. Like X-Men: First Class.
2000's X-Men celebrates its 20th anniversary this month, so why not celebrate by watching a behind-the-scenes on how all the fight scenes came together?
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