It seems that Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness it will suffer the same fate as the latest Marvel releases and may not be released in China (eye spoilers)
the hopes that Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness break the curse of Marvel Studios movies not being released in China seems to fade.
In the scene that Marvel Studios shared the week of the film’s opening moments, a newsstand showing the Chinese characters of The Epoch Timesan international newspaper published in multiple languages and known for opposing the Chinese Communist Party.
Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness it was sent to the Chinese authorities for review. And its premiere has not yet been rejected or approved.
Since fans analyzed the scene in detail. And it has been a topic of conversation on social networks, the Chinese authorities may be analyzing the film in more detail.
Marvel Studios hasn’t released a movie in China since Avengers: Endgame
Marvel Studios and Disney have high hopes for the sequel to Doctor Strange, whose first installment grossed $109 million in the Asian giant and where no movie with a Marvel character has been released since Avengers: Endgamea film that grossed no less than 629 million dollars in China.
What followed amid the pandemic was the apparent exclusion of Marvel. Black Widow, Shang-Chi and the legend of the ten rings, Venom: There will be slaughter and Spider-Man: No Way Home They have not been released in China. There are various theories as to why this happened, perhaps because of the depiction of communism in black widowas well as for the comments made by the director of the eternalsChloe Zhao. Similarly, the 2017 comments of the star of Shang ChiSimu Liu, also came to light, which evidently further complicates matters in the minds of the government and the propaganda department that oversees the cinema.
We recently learned that not only studios are banned by China, but also the films of actors who support Tibet’s independence, such as Keanu Reeves, who has seen his films removed from the country’s streaming services.