Fox sets PG-13 'Deadpool' for December release

Fox Studios has a treat for Deadpool fans who wanted to see Merc with the Mouth again this year but with a caveat - that it should be children friendly. Sources told Variety, the studios, who tasted success with Deadpool 2 early this year, are coming up with a PG-13 version of the sequel. Potentially new footage was shot for its December 21 release.

Fox also moved the dates of its other projects.

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The upcoming sci-fi film Alita will be moving out of its crowded holiday slot for a President's Day weekend release on February 14.

The latest X-Men installment Dark Phoenix, with Sophie Turner in the lead, will now open on June 7, instead of Valentine's Day weekend.

Another X-Men film Gambit, which has been in news owing to a rocky start, is set to premiere March 13, 2020. It was scheduled to open in June 2019.

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The film is currently in development with Channing Tatum attached to play the titular hero.