“Being in the Middle East, it’s very tough to pass something like this,' Saudi Arabia’s general supervisor of cinema classification says. 'Disney has told us they are not willing.”
on the matter, Saudi Arabian censors did not issue a permit to release the film in the country since the changes they requested were not approved by Disney. “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” was initially slated for release in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries on May 5. In the region, movies concerning or containing sex, homosexuality and religious issues are routinely cut to comply with censorship rules.
With more Hollywood tentpoles including LGBTQ content, studios are being forced to either make edits to their movies or risk being banned in certain global territories. Warner Bros.earlier this month after it agreed to remove gay references from “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” in order to secure a release in China.
“We want audiences everywhere in the world to see and enjoy this film, and it’s important to us that Chinese audiences have the opportunity to experience it as well, even with these minor edits,” Warner Bros.
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