Neither “Lightyear” nor “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” nor “Thor: Love and Thunder” nor “West Side Story” or “Eternals”, among others, could be released in theaters in the Middle East due to censorship and some of them won’t even be available in streaming. After many fights over the past year, fFinally, Disney has succumbed to certain pressures from the region’s censors and will not include in its catalog neither “Lightyear” due to the lesbian kiss, nor the series “Baymax!” which includes LGBTIQ + characters. That yes, they refused to make the cuts in filming that were necessary to overcome the censorship and have chosen, better, not to offer these productions to their subscribers. The platform was launched across the Persian Gulf area last June.
According to Esquire, It seems that the movies and series that censorship will not tolerate in streaming as well as on the big screen will be those aimed at a child audience. so the sequel to “Doctor Strange (Doctor Strange)” and the rest of the content with an adult target audience could be seen uncut.
“Content offerings differ in our many Disney + markets based on a number of factors.”a Disney rep told THR in a statement, “Available content must be in line with local regulatory requirements”noting that the platform offers parental control to allow parents or guardians to determine what their relatives see around the world.
already streaming
In Spain, ‘Lightyear’ is available on Disney + starting Wednesday, August 3rd after a fairly tepid passage through the commercial sheds. In our country, the Pixar film collected 4.5 million euros in six weeks (it was released on June 17, 2022) thanks to 763,503 admissions.
Source: E Cartelera
