Angelina Jolie Denounces ‘Eternals’ Ban in Arab Countries Over Gay Characters: ‘Ignorant’
thewrap.comnews.com.au in Australia, Jolie responded to reports of the Marvel film being quietly removed from screens in those Middle Eastern territories, including a report that Disney refused to cut scenes out of the film in order to appease local censors. “I’m sad for [those audiences].
And I’m proud of Marvel for refusing to cut those scenes out,” Jolie said. “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 continued: “How anybody is angry about it, threatened by it, doesn’t approve or appreciate it is ignorant.”While it’s unclear specifically why the film was banned, “Eternals” includes a gay character played by Brian.
