Could Disney Plus Adding R-Rated Movies Be A Sign?

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The untenable mountain of competing streaming services has given way to a handful of real contenders and a couple of dozen also-ran options to choose from. Thankfully, most of the market leaders have defined themselves by a few key traits and unique selling points. But, what happens when one of the big names makes a move outside its typical box?

Disney Plus doesn't appear to be anyone's favorite streaming service, it's just the one that everyone has to have to watch most popular media. Star Wars, Marvel, Pixar, and all the classic kids' movies of the last century collected in one place certainly sells a few subscriptions. If there's one issue that plagues the service, aside from the general distaste a powerful monopoly tends to accrue, its accusations of sympathy.

Ryan Reynolds Shares Hilarious Reaction To Deadpool And Logan Being First R-Rated Movies On Disney Plus

Thanks to the ongoing merger between Disney and Fox, fans of movies based on Marvel Comics before the MCU can now see the entire genre in one place. The hit X-Men movies from the early 2000s to the modern day dropped onto the service recently. It was a reasonable addition, signaling the long-awaited return of mutants to the big screen and their addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, there were a couple of late arrivals to the streaming service that seemed held back by circumstances beyond their station. That changed on July 22nd, when the first R-Rated films to enter Disney Plus's catalog made their leap to the streaming service.

Both Deadpool films and Logan are now available to Disney Plus subscribers. This is the culmination of the gradual process of Disney's acceptance of adult-oriented content on the service. In its infancy, nothing over PG-13