After Eternals, Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness Banned In Saudi Arabia
Marvel Studios' much anticipated movie "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" has been banned in Saudi Arabia and several other Arab countries due to the presence of a gay character.
Marvel
Studios'
much
anticipated
movie
"Doctor
Strange
in
the
Multiverse
of
Madness" has
been
banned
in
Saudi
Arabia
and
several
other
Arab
countries
due
to
the
presence
of
a
gay
character.
The
“Doctor
Strange”
sequel,
which
will
release
in
the
US
on
May
6,
was
originally
scheduled
for
hit
theatres
in
the
Saudi
Arabia
and
other
Gulf
countries
on
May
5.
According
to
Variety,
the
Saudi
Arabian
censors
didn't
issue
the
distribution
certificate
to
the
Benedict
Cumberbatch-led
superhero
movie.
The
Sam
Raimi-directed
sequel
stars
Cumberbatch
as
the
titular
character
and
also
features
new
hero
America
Chavez,
played
by
actor
Xochitl
Gomez.
Her
character
in
the
film
is
reportedly
gay.
Prior
to
"Doctor
Strange
in
the
Multiverse
of
Madness",
Marvel’s
"The
Eternals" was
banned
in
Saudi
Arabia,
over
its
same-gender
couple
romance
and
the
Marvel
Cinematic
Universe's
first
gay
superhero.
"Doctor
Strange"
sequel
follows
the
Sorcerer
Supreme
as
he
tries
to
contain
the
aftermath
of
the
multiverse-fracturing
spell
he
cast
in
“Spider-Man:
No
Way
Home”
—
which
caused
villains
from
across
the
multiverse
to
spill
over
into
the
central
Marvel
Cinematic
Universe
timeline.
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