Fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Saudi Arabiathe Middle Eastern country ruled by an absolute monarchy – which dismember your opponents if you feel like it—according to Islamic law, they have received a good blow. because the authorities they prohibit it from being released in their theaters Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), the twenty-eighth film in the saga.
It was directed by the American Sam Raimi, who has to his credit, for example, the trilogy of Infernal possession (1981-1992) and the first about Spider-Man (2002-2007) with Tobey Maguire, and its plot includes a new homosexual character: Xochitl Gómez’s América Chávez; that she was already a lesbian in the Marvel comics and was created by writer Joe Casey and artist Nick Dragotta in 2011.
It first appeared at number one on vengeance in July of that year; and that is the reason why the censors of Saudi Arabia refuse to let Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is exhibited in the state of the Arabian Peninsula, it cannot catch us by surprise. Eternalsby Chloe Zhao (2021) I had already suffered the same fate by Brian Tyree Henry’s gay Phastos.
Saudi Arabia vs. ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’
Homosexuality is illegal in the Persian Gulfboth in regard to maintaining relationships between people of the same sex or disseminating content of any kind about them, and for the shariawho judges them a grave sin in the eyes of Allah. And, as atheists and feminists, an America Chavez or a Saudi Phastos can end up in prison, flogged or even executed.
In Qatar and Kuwait it could not be seen either Eternalsand it is likely that Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness follow the same path. However, account The Hollywood Reporter that the censors of both countries had requested that Marvel Studios edit the film to allow its release and Disney flatly refused; but a modified version was able to come out in the United Arab Emirates.
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On the other hand, last January, the West Side Story by Steven Spielberg (2021) was also defenestrated in Saudi Arabia and five other Gulf countries, the other three mentioned, Bahrain and Oman, due to the character of Anybodys, played by actress Iris Menas, who is openly transgender. Hopefully Saudi viewers and their neighbors find a way to circumvent censorship.