Of all those situations in which curse words were said in the MCU, both on and off-screen, Quill's F-bomb in Vol. 3 is the only one that we wouldn't even notice if not for everybody making a point of showing it to us.
While James Gunn's last MCU movie can get extremely dark, the filmmaker couldn't say goodbye without pushing the PG-13 rating to its brink, which means adding the single f-bomb he was allowed to. However, if we count deleted scenes left behind in the editing room, the MCU had its first F-bomb many years ago.
Well, until now. In a newly released clip from “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” Peter Quill — the Star Lord — uses the f-word when talking to Nebula. Collider said this seems to be the Marvel Cinematic Universe's first use of that word.
3, making a major turn in what content is allowed in a Marvel film made by Disney. The moment comes halfway through the film, with Pratt's Peter Quill/Star-Lord tossing out an f-bomb in comedic frustration as he's explaining to Nebula (Karen Gillan) how to open up a car door while on Counter-Earth.
Although the Ryan Reynolds-fronted Deadpool films are filled with curse words, no true MCU film has ever included "fuck" in its final cut. The word has previously been cut off by credits or humorously censored in films like Iron Man 2 and Spider-Man: Homecoming.
As one commentator notes, Hollywood “uses the f-word as a sort of signal to attract the audience it wants: the 15-to-25-year-olds who rush out to opening weekends and put a movie on the map.”
Improvised by Chris Pratt, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 features the first F-bomb to be uttered in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The new film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is definitely a film that's earned its PG-13 rating, pushing the boundaries of it by introducing the Marvel Cinematic Universe's first F-bomb.
See below for our full tabulation of every time an Avenger swears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, counted up through Avengers: Infinity War. There are almost no surprises on this list. The Avenger with the worst potty mouth, by far, is Tony Stark. He clocks in at 44 swear words, mostly of the “ass” variety.
However, Deadpool is widely considered to be the Marvel character who swears the most.
Gunn went on to say that MCU boss Kevin Feige revealed to Gunn that the Russo Brothers had put an f-bomb in an early cut of Avengers: Endgame, but removed it because they didn't want it to be their legacy.
Not 'Ms'. The other M-word: mutation. As Matt Lintz's Bruno points out to Iman Vellani's Kamala, he's noticed something strange when looking into her genetic make-up, something that explains why she has powers when the other members of her family don't; some kind of mutation in her DNA.
Profanity (1)
Several uses of "hell", "damn", and "crap".
There's also precedence within the MCU for Groot to swear. Gunn said in a now-deleted tweet that Baby Groot "drops about 50 f-bombs in Guardians 2." They can't be heard since Groot only says, "I am Groot," which is how the director was able to get away with so many uses of the F-word without the movie being rated R.
I did a lot of takes where I actually say, "Oh, f**k" and I thought, in Disney, because it's TV or whatever, that you get one F-bomb. But ultimately, not even one. We don't even get the one, so we had to change it. But basically, that is just my homage to that."
After learning that Captain America is not a virgin, Jennifer begins to scream, "Captain America fu-" before the scene ends and cuts her off. Instead of letting She-Hulk become the first MCU project to drop an f-bomb, the post-credits scene continues the trend of Marvel censoring it in some form.
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Peter Parker is the youngest member of the Avengers squad, by a lot. Kids will get a kick out of watching Spider-Man balance fighting crime with being a not-so-average high schooler, and thankfully, parents will find the movie largely free of gratuitous gore and profanity.
The 10 actors who have sworn most in cinema history:
Samuel L Jackson – 301. Adam Sandler – 295. Al Pacino – 255. Denzel Washington – 183.
Language. Infrequent swearing includes "ass," damm," "hell," "suck up," "oh my God," and the euphemistic "Mother Hubbard," used as an expletive.
It's based on a Marvel Comics character. It contains violent and disturbing scenes that make it unsuitable for younger children and teenagers.
Language is also intensified with one swear word, “b@stard,” and four “oh g-d” or “oh my g-d” phrases. Adult themes overall very mild.
The R rating is normally required if the film contains more than one utterance or if the word is used in a sexual context; however, there are exceptions to this rule.
It's Joe Pesci, who's said the F-word 272 times in his various movies. But check this out: 241 of those were from a single movie: “Casino”. Al Pacino is second, with 197, followed by Jason Mewes of Jay & Silent Bob fame and Jonah Hill with 183 apiece, Leonardo DiCaprio with 144, and Seth Rogen with 140.