07 November,2021 11:58 AM IST | Washington | ANI
Angelina Jolie. Pic/AFP
Marvel's 'Eternals' was reported to not be shown in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman.
As reported by Deadline, the film, which contains the MCUs first same-sex kiss, was due to open in those markets on November 11, but censors sought further cuts beyond any scenes of same-sex intimacy. Disney opted not to make the edits, hence distribution certificates weren't issued.
As per reports, Angelina Jolie -- who plays the immortal Thena in the film -- called such concerns over the film's same-sex marriage between Phastos and Haaz Sleiman as "ignorant".
"I still don't understand how we live in a world today where there's still (people who) would not see the family Phastos has and the beauty of that relationship and that love," she said.
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"How anybody is angry about it, threatened by it, doesn't approve or appreciate it is ignorant," she added.
Meanwhile, in Kuwait and Qatar, the Chloe Zhao-directed super-gods movie was blocked.
The issue, as per reports, may not solely be the same-sex kiss, but rather that overall these markets have historically had a problem with the depiction of gods and prophets, something they consider blasphemous.
Also read: 'Eternals' Movie Review: Thoughtful, intriguing âDifferent' Superhero flick
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