{"id":1948653,"date":"2023-06-15T20:52:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T00:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spider-verse-sequel-banned-in-saudi-arabia-uae-over-trans-flag-report\/"},"modified":"2023-06-15T20:53:26","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T00:53:26","slug":"spider-verse-sequel-banned-in-saudi-arabia-uae-over-trans-flag-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spider-verse-sequel-banned-in-saudi-arabia-uae-over-trans-flag-report\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Spider-Verse&#8217; sequel banned in Saudi Arabia, UAE due to trans flag, says report."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fspider-verse-sequel-banned-in-saudi-arabia-uae-over-trans-flag-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1948653&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Marvel\u2019s \u201cSpider-Verse\u201d Sequel Faces Ban in Middle East<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-noth-edited-from-and-just-like-that-finale-amid-sexual-abuse-allegations\/\" title=\"Chris Noth Edited From \u2018And Just Like That\u2019 Finale Amid Sexual Abuse Allegations\">highly-anticipated sequel<\/a> to Marvel&#8217;s &#8220;Spider-Verse&#8221; has been banned from release in theaters across the Middle East, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia. The reason behind the ban is reportedly the inclusion of a &#8220;Protect Trans Kids&#8221; poster seen in the film.<\/p>\n<p>The film, titled &#8220;Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,&#8221; was originally scheduled to hit theaters in the region on June 22. However, it failed to meet the censorship requirements and was consequently barred from release, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esquireme.com\/culture\/film-and-tv\/spider-man-across-the-spider-verse-banned-from-release-in-uae-saudi-arabia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Esquire Middle East<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Speculation on social media prompted inquiries to local exhibitors, particularly Vox Cinemas, the leading theatrical firm in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Reportedly, they confirmed that the film would not be released.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Spider-Man: Across The SpiderVerse has been banned across the Middle East, because of a &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/japanese-soccer-player-on-womens-world-cup-team-comes-out-as-transgender-man\/\" title=\"Japanese Soccer Player On Women\u2019s World Cup Team Comes Out As Transgender Man\">protect trans kids<\/a>&#8216; flag that appears in the film. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FVDySUBlYJ\">pic.twitter.com\/FVDySUBlYJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cinema Brainiac (@CinemaBrainiac) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CinemaBrainiac\/status\/1669189360762363905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In the Middle East, films targeted at children must adhere to specific guidelines that align with local customs and values.<\/p>\n<p>While an official reason for the ban has not been provided, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaytimes.co.uk\/culture\/spider-man-across-the-spider-verse-banned-in-uae-and-saudi-arabia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gay Times<\/a> reported that it is believed to be due to the presence of a pro-Trans kids flag displayed in the room of one of the fictional characters, Gwen Stacy.<\/p>\n<p>The previous installment, &#8220;Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,&#8221; had a successful run in the region from 2018 to early 2019. However, it did not contain any explicit references to transgender kids or the LGBTQ+ community.<\/p>\n<p>This ban follows a similar fate faced by Disney&#8217;s Pixar film, &#8220;Lightyear,&#8221; in 2022. The movie, which included an LGBTQ love storyline and a kiss between two female characters, was also shelved and never released. The ban was attributed to the film&#8217;s violation of the country&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-pixars-lightyear-banned-in-saudi-arabia-over-same-sex-kiss-report\/\" title=\"Disney Pixar\u2019s \u2018Lightyear\u2019 Banned In Saudi Arabia Over Same-Sex Kiss: Report\">media content standards<\/a>, as previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/disney-pixars-lightyear-banned-in-saudi-arabia-over-same-sex-kiss-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Homosexual content has been a reason for movie bans in the Middle East before. In April 2022, &#8220;Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness&#8221; was denied a theatrical release due to the inclusion of a gay character, as noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/lightyear-banned-gulf-saudi-lgbt-1235163872\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Disclosure: The Daily Wire has announced plans for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeremy-renners-mom-wants-to-burn-the-snow-plow-that-nearly-killed-him-he-says-no-way\/\" title=\"Jeremy Renner\u2019s Mom Wants To Burn The Snow Plow That Nearly Killed Him \u2013 He Says No Way\">kids&#8217; entertainment content<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/did-sony-make-gwen-stacy-trans-in-new-spider-man-film\">Did Sony Make Gwen Stacy Trans In New \u2018Spider-Man\u2019 Film?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marvel&#8217;s &#8220;Spider-Verse&#8221; sequel faces a ban in UAE, Saudi Arabia, and the Middle East due to a &#8220;Protect Trans Kids&#8221; poster featured in the film. The release of &#8220;Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse&#8221; was scheduled for June 22 in the region, but it has been halted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":219,"featured_media":1948654,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[5364,7066,6867,3819,6259,8778,23657,7037,14872],"class_list":["post-1948653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-arabia","tag-banned","tag-flag","tag-report","tag-saudi","tag-sequel","tag-spider-verse","tag-trans","tag-uae"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1948653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/219"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1948653"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1948653\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1948654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1948653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1948653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1948653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}