They want to make the sequel PG13? WHY?

I would assume it is because the producers and studio want to make 55 million opening weekend rather than the entire theatrical run. It is hard make an expensive rated R movie and expect to turn a profit. I would be more concerned about the gore being left out. Wolverine had about the same amount of swearing in it and it was PG-13. And the over the top blood made it more fun than the occasional curse word.

drew

I'm a person just like you
But I've got better things to do
- Minor Threat

I actually thought it needed way more gore! I don't think the gore will really be missed from the sequel because there wasn't really that much!

Instead of showing blood, they could have witches explode into various substances (sand, goo etc.) as they did with some of the witches in the first film - remember the witch that explodes into black "strands" featured at the end of this trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZYx4iwoK2E

it's not the rating itself that would ruin the movie; I have seen plenty of PG13 movies that were well written and produced. However, I personally felt that what really worked with H&G1 was the exaggerated gore and language; it made the situation feel that much more ridiculous and it's an effect that I think is important for the tone of the film. To take that away from the sequel MIGHT have consequences on the quality of the film. I always believed that a person should make the film however they want and if the rating happens to be whatever it happens to be, whatever. But from what i've heard is that they are deliberately trying to drop the rating pre-emptively as a means of making more money, which is often a mega FAIL.

it's not gonna be PG-13, it's actually gonna be Rated R, tommy wirkola clearly intended for it to be R, it says so on screenrant.com

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Yes yes they are.