UPDATE:

Ryan Reynolds had the web well and truly April Fooled.

After kicking off the day with the news that his hard-edged comic book movie would be pushed down from an R-rating to PG-13, the actor pulled the rug with a last-second reveal saying this wasn't the case.

And he had a little help from Saved by the Bell star-turned-TV host Mario Lopez. Watch the video below, then scroll down to see the original story...

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February 12th. There will be blood. Guns. F-bombs. And graphic, expertly lit French Unicorn sex. #deadpoolRatedR @deadpoolmovie #Aprilpools â€” Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) April 1, 2015

Deadpool's makers are reportedly aiming for it to have a PG-13 rating, despite Ryan Reynolds' campaign for the film to receive an R rating in the US.

The actor had been fighting for the upcoming Marvel Comics adaptation to receive the higher certificate, which would have restricted people under the age of 17 from seeing the film without a parent or adult guardian.

Ryan Reynolds



Reynolds had written on Twitter: "I want â€ª#Deadpool to be R. Always have. Fighting the good fight still. Lotta yelling today"

"@DPklok051: Is it going to be rated R or PG-13?" I want #Deadpool to be R. Always have. Fighting the good fight still. Lotta yelling today. â€” Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) March 30, 2015

After the certificate was revealed, Reynolds tweeted: "â€ª#deadpool - So we make the blood green. (Views expressed here are mine - not necessarily those of adorable, taint-punchers releasing films)."

#deadpool - So we make the blood green. (Views expressed here are mine - not necessarily those of adorable, taint-punchers releasing films) â€” Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) April 1, 2015

The actor has credited his fans with convincing studio 20th Century Fox to greenlight the movie earlier in the year. Last week, he used his Twitter account to unveil a provocative first photograph of his Deadpool costume.



In early March, Reynolds promised that even the most critical Deadpool fans will be pleased by its adaptation to the big screen.

Deadpool premieres on February 12, 2016 in the US and the UK.