Sony's latest Spider-Man animation will not hit the silver screen in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a cinema company said Friday (June 16), following backlash over an expression of support for transgender rights.
"Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" was originally scheduled to screen across the UAE as of June 22, but it has since been scrapped from lists of upcoming films on the websites of major cinema operators in the Gulf state.
The cinema company, which operates in the UAE and much of the Gulf region, did not provide a reason for the decision.The superhero film, which premiered late last month, has sparked controversy online in the UAE for a scene featuring a flag with the writing"protect trans kids". The regulatory body did not elaborate on the reasons for the statement and did not respond to a request for comment.
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