‘Fantastic Beasts 3': Warner Bros. Defends Cutting 6 Seconds of Gay Dialogue for China Release
“Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” that point to Albus Dumbledore’s homosexuality, though the studio says that “the spirit of the film remains intact” despite the edits.
As first spotted by news.com.au, the Chinese theatrical release of the third “Fantastic Beasts” movie in the Wizarding World franchise omitted two lines of dialogue spoken by Dumbledore (Jude Law), including him saying, “because I was in love with you” and “the summer Gellert and I fell in love.” “Harry Potter” author and the film’s writer J.K.
Rowling had previously revealed that Dumbledore is gay, but the dialogue is the first time the character has explicitly addressed his sexuality on screen.
Warner Bros. accepted the changes as requested by Chinese censors, and in a statement the studio says that the rest of the film is the same, and it’s still understood that there’s a close relationship between both Dumbledore and the film’s antagonist, evil wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen).“As a studio, we’re committed to safeguarding the integrity of every film we release, and that extends to circumstances that necessitate making nuanced cuts in order to respond sensitively to a variety of in-market factors,” a Warner Bros.
