(UPDATED TODAY) ‘Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness’ Controversy Explained

Before the May 6, 2022 release of Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, we'd like to tell you about some of the controversies it has caused.

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Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness will no longer be shown in China because of a scene in which a newspaper kiosk with Chinese characters for The Epoch Times is included

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The film has previously been banned in Egypt, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia because it includes an LGBTQ+ character

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In Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, Shuma-Gorath, the ancient earthly evil god, was supposed to be the antagonist.

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