Sony’s biggest hit of the summer, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, won’t be getting a release in the United Arab Emirates, Deadline confirmed Thursday. The pic was set for release on June 22 in the Gulf region.Apparently, the point of contention has to do with Gwen Stacy, and whether the character is trans.
One of the frames of concern to UAE censors is a “protect trans lives” poster in the background of one scene. It’s our understanding that Sony wasn’t expecting a release of Spider-Verse in the UAE given their rigorous censorship process for kids movies.
Source: ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Blocked In UAE – Deadline