‘The Batman’ Gets March 18 Release Date in China
thewrap.comThe approval is a big boost to Warner’s box office hopes, as it will be the first comic book movie since “Wonder Woman 1984” to get a release in China and the first major American import after the Lunar New Year period, which is reserved for Chinese films only.
Warner Bros. has released a new poster with the release date, which can be seen belowRobert Pattinson starring ‘The Batman’ scheduled for 3/18 China domestic theatrical release, scores new poster for China pic.twitter.com/7a2UbVjsE6Last year, multiple Marvel movies including “Venom: Let There Be Carnage,” “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” and “Eternals” were denied Chinese releases.
In the case of the latter two films, the rejection came as interviews with “Shang-Chi” star Simu Liu and “Eternals” director Chloe Zhao — both Chinese expats — resurfaced in which they criticized China’s government.
The pandemic box office’s biggest global hit, “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” was also among those that stayed out of Chinese theaters.
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