The Chinese release of ‘Fantastic Beasts’ is missing just two lines — but they’re two VERY important ones.
is the first film in either franchise to make it explicit that Hogwarts’ beloved headmaster Albus Dumbledore is gay, and had a past romantic relationship with his arch-nemesis, Gellert Grindelwald. Dumbledore’s dialogue in the newBut Chinese audiences won’t hear either of them, as the roughly six seconds of spoken dialogue have been removed from the film for its release in China. Warner Bros.
American films released in China must be approved by local government censors, who can reject a movie for a variety of reasons, including references to homosexuality. Chinese film censorship recently made headlines here in the U.S. when the Chinese approved version of China is an enormous market and so in recent years Hollywood has often made cuts like the ones in in order to reap the financial benefits of having their movie play to Chinese audiences.
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