Hopes that Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness would break the curse of Marvel movies not being released in China may now be dashed.
The Benedict Cumberbatch-starrer has made waves on local social media over a scene in the opening bit of the sequel where a newspaper kiosk bears the Chinese characters for The Epoch Times, an international multi-language newspaper and media company which opposes the Chinese Communist Party.We understand that Doctor Strange 2 has been submitted to the Chinese authorities for review, and that a release has not yet been nixed or approved.
It appears the current brouhaha has been fueled by netizens doing a frame-by-frame analysis of the scene in question. To wit: Doctor Strange battles Gargantos on the streets of New York, with the kiosk in the background.
It’s off to the left of the screen and appears briefly. Having seen the footage for the first time at CinemaCon this past week, we didn’t notice it; we were focused on the action and the story.
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