Disney edits graphic violence from The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Two scenes from Disney Plus MCU television series The Falcon, and The Winter SoldierThe content appears to have been edited to eliminate any depictions of violence graphic. The changes appear to coincide with the streaming platform’s new parental controls for Rated R and TV-MA content, which were updated March 15 following the addition of several Marvel television series that originally aired on Netflix including Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron FistPlease see the following: Luke Cage.

Two scenes were cited by viewers online in the third episode. The Falcon and Winter Soldier, “Power Broker,” as evidence of these changes. The first features Helmut Zemo (Daniel Brühl) shooting Dr. Wilfred Nagel, a former Hydra scientist attempting to recreate the Super Soldier Serum. The original scene features a shot of Nagel’s body, covered in blood with his eyes open, while in the revised scene currently on Disney Plus, no blood can be seen on Nagel’s body and his eyes are closed.

Bucky Barnes, Sebastian Stan, uses the pipe to defend himself against an assailant who fires at him with his gun. In the original scene, the pipe spears the assailant’s soldier and pins them to a shipping container behind them, while in the now-revised scene, the pipe bounces off of the assailant’s shoulder and they slump against the container. Thomas Nute, a YouTuber has uploaded a video comparison of the differences between the original scene as well as the updated scene. Polygon also checked the Disney Plus scenes to verify these changes.

As Disney Plus continues to grow, the addition of new content outside of the company’s otherwise family-friendly tone may be subject to retroactive changes like these in the future. The Falcon, and The Winter SoldierTV-14 rated for violence and language.

Polygon reached Disney to get comment on these changes. The company will provide updates when it responds.