10 R-Rated Comic Book Movies We Want To See After Deadpool

3) Moon Knight

The name Moon Knight sounds more like a male escort service than the moniker of a masked vigilante, and for a while, he was just as tacky as one. Who cares about some Batman wannabe that uses his wealth to fight crime when you’ve already got the real deal? Aside from giving him the occasional stint as an Avenger, writers seemed unsure of how to approach Moon Knight until relatively recently, twisting his persona into something surprisingly unique within the Marvel Universe.

Let’s face it. Most superheroes are a little bit unbalanced, Batman has pointy ears for god’s sake, but in recent years, Moon Knight has been transformed into the Nicolas Cage of the comic book world (there he is again!). Whether he really is an avatar for Khonsu, the Egyptian god of the moon, or just your bog standard nut job, Moon Knight is hardcore in his fight for justice, carving a crescent shape into the foreheads of his criminal victims.

If Deadpool succeeds, it will prove that there is a market for unconventional anti-heroes, providing Marvel with the chance to create an R-rated Moon Knight feature that explores his fractured psyche in a way that remains faithful to his more mature adventures. Moon Knight has always struggled with his multiple personalities, but recent comics took this a step further, leading to a particularly severe psychotic break where he imagined Spider-Man, Wolverine and Captain America were fighting alongside him in every battle. Imagine that on the big screen.

That’s a Marvel fanboy’s wet dream right there.