How ‘Deadpool’ became an unlikely First Amendment hero in Brewvies’ battle against Utah’s liquor cops

When David Leitch came on board to direct “Deadpool 2,” the sequel to the 2016 action comedy featuring Marvel Comics’ foul-mouthed antihero, he started with one thing in mind.

“The goal wasn’t to outdo the [first] movie. The goal was to deliver something worthy of the [first] movie,” Leitch said.

Whatever happens on the screen, “Deadpool 2” will be hard-pressed to top what the first “Deadpool” did to Utah’s liquor laws, in a landmark legal case that involved beer, the First Amendment, a former Salt Lake City mayor, and a unicorn ejaculating rainbows.