When you get the Blu-ray for "Batman v Superman," make sure you pick up the right edition.
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has given the director's cut of the film an R rating.
Fan site Stitch Kingdom first spotted a release from the rating administration which rates the "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition" R for "sequences of violence."
The theatrical version of the film, which will be in theaters March 25, is rated PG-13 for "for intense sequences of violence and action throughout, and some sensuality."
The reason that matters is because that may not have been the case had Fox's R-rated Marvel movie "Deadpool" failed to overperform at the box office.
The Ryan Reynolds' blockbuster has made over $497 million worldwide since its debut President's Day weekend.
In the past, R-rated superhero haven't faired as well as "Deadpool" at theaters. 2009's "Watchmen," made on an estimtated $130 million budget, grossed $185 million worldwide. Maybe studios were adapting the wrong R-rated pictures.
And while we were never going to get an R-rated "Batman v Superman" movie in theaters (these two titans are two of the most popular superheroes worldwide, and, unlike Deadpool, revered by children), this extended edit of the film offers a little something extra for adult fans of the comic characters. DC already puts out a more mature line of straight-to-video animated features throughout the year, so it makes sense to do the same with its live-action films.
This will probably be the start of a trend where we'll see edgier R-rated content on extended material, or, even theatrical cuts in the months and years to come, especially when many suggest we're approaching superhero fatigue.
