Brunei is the latest country to cancel the screening of Marvel's new superhero flick 'Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness'.
Several days later, Metro UK reported that Kuwait, Qatar and Egypt had also decided not to release the Benedict Cumberbatch film.newspaper that Disney was asked to remove a brief clip that makes"LGBTQ references". However, Disney declined to cut the scene.
Cumberbatch, who plays the titular superhero, told Reuters it was"disappointing" that the scene had caused a backlash. The British actor said:"It's just mind-boggling that we're still talking about it, but here we are and I hope somehow fans of the film in Saudi Arabia of every sexuality are able to see it at some point somehow."
Meanwhile, the movie is causing a different kind of problem in China. In one scene, a newspaper kiosk bears the Chinese characters for The Epoch Times, a media company which opposes the Chinese Communist Party.has been submitted to the Chinese authorities for review but has yet to be granted a release date.
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