--- description: The film's violence and nudity reportedly didn't go over well with censors title: 'Deadpool' Won't Be Released in China image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt59e64ce8a79df73d/69885d9ff887dc49e3e91adc/deadpool.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _Deadpool_ Won't Be Released in China  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 18, 2016 5:26 PM CUT  Ryan Reynolds is Marvel Comics’ most unconventional anti-hero, Deadpool. Ryan Reynolds is Marvel Comics’ most unconventional anti-hero, Deadpool.Joe Lederer—20th Century Fox  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 18, 2016 5:26 PM CUT _Deadpool_ will have nothing to laugh about overseas. The titular Marvel character with the dark sense of humor [won’t be coming to theaters in China](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/deadpool-denied-release-china-due-856627 "undefined"), as censors have denied Fox’s R-Rated superhero action-comedy permission to screen, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which cites local media reports and “a source close to the decision at China Film Group.” Though Marvel films typically do big business in China, which is the world’s second-largest theatrical market, the film’s violence, nudity and foul language did not get the stamp of approval from China’s media regulation body. _Deadpool_, which stars Ryan Reynolds and was directed by Tim Miller, hits theaters Feb. 12. \[[_THR_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/deadpool-denied-release-china-due-856627 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4184411/deadpool-china/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4184411/deadpool-china/"},"headline":"Deadpool Won't Be Released in China","datePublished":"2016-01-18T17:26:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T14:13:17.217Z","description":"The film's violence and nudity reportedly didn't go over well with censors","url":"https://time.com/4184411/deadpool-china/","keywords":["movies","Deadpool"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt59e64ce8a79df73d/69885d9ff887dc49e3e91adc/deadpool.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt59e64ce8a79df73d/69885d9ff887dc49e3e91adc/deadpool.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"deadpool trailer","caption":"deadpool trailer","creditText":"Joe Lederer—20th Century Fox","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4184411/deadpool-china/","name":"Deadpool Won't Be Released in China"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Deadpool - Red Band Trailer [HD] - 20th Century FOX","description":"20th Century FOX has releaased the Red Band trailer for upcoming movie Deadpool.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/sVoiivjs/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-08-05T05:51:42.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/sVoiivjs.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4184411/deadpool-china/","duration":"PT2M54S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4184411/deadpool-china/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```