Eternals, which features a cast of globally recognized Hollywood stars including Angelina Jolie and Salma Hayek, reportedly has been pulled from cinemas in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait over its inclusion of the MCU’s first gay superhero.
The alleged ban comes just ahead of the kingdom’s plans to launch the glitzynext month — an event that promises exhibitors that no editorial cuts or changes to any film will be made by organizers without written approval from the rights holders.
Listings for “Eternals,” which had been publicized before, are unavailable on websites in both countries, as well as in Kuwait. Regional booking website, which posts theater listings by country as well as what’s coming soon, also doesn’t list “Eternals” in several Gulf countries. The film is still “coming soon” in Egypt and Lebanon. It is still expected to be released as planned in the United Arab Emirates, the trade publications said.
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