‘Black Adam’ was originally rated R for violence

when black adam Upon its theatrical release, it will come with a PG-13 rating for “a strong string of violence, intense action, and some language,” according to the MPAA. But star Dwayne Johnson has repeatedly talked about how the film will change his “hierarchy of power.” DCand features far darker heroes (or antiheroes, really) than those typical of these kinds of blockbusters.

As such, some fans expected the film to be rated R. black adam Producer Beau Flynn revealed Collider It took “four rounds” of editing at the MPAA to get the film to PG-13.

Flynn explains the changes he made to protect the PG-13:

Mind you, there were some great moments when Black Adam took part in a fly bike chase sequence and dropped one of the Intergang Soldiers. Then there’s the wonderful moment when the truck bounces over the body. But those are the moments you need and remember in these movies. It’s not safe to play. And I think we have four or five of those, at one point he was like 10, but we were able to find a compromise with the MPAA. “

All this talk about violent deleted scenes makes us sort of black adam An “extended cut” or “R-rated version” of a home video. Larger studios need PG-13 versions for theatrical use to retain as many potential audiences as possible (and potential gross revenues). It benefits from multiple versions (which encourage multiple sales and rentals) and caters to older fans who may want to rewatch the film in a darker, more graphic version. (Flynn told Collider that including some of the cut footage was “something” [they’re] I’m talking about black adamhome video release. )

Meanwhile, the PG-13 version of black adam opens in theaters this Friday.