Censorship concerns have been raised in Hong Kong after “The Simpson” episode was blocked from Disney+ in the region.
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with The Hollywood Reporter, the 38-year-old admitted that he would play Clark Kent, a.k.a the Man of Steel, again if given the chance. “There is still a lot of storytelling for me to do as a Superman, and I would absolutely love the opportunity,” he said.“The Tudors” actor then touched upon the plot of 2013’s “Man of Steel” where Superman battles General Zod and kills him.
Censorship concerns have been raised in Hong Kong after “The Simpson” episode was blocked from Disney+ in the region.
Disney+ appears to have censored an episode of The Simpsons in Hong Kong that refers to the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.Following the launch of the streaming platform in the territory this month, the 12th episode of season 16, titled ‘Goo Goo Gai Pan’, is not available in Hong Kong, according to The Guardian.The storyline sees Selma and the family travel to China to adopt a baby, and in one scene they visit the famous Beijing square.
An episode of The Simpsons during which the family visits Tiananmen Square is missing from Disney+’s Hong Kong platform.
Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterThe Disney Plus streaming service appears to have censored an episode of “The Simpsons” in Hong Kong, where the platform launched earlier this month. The episode concerns a visit by the fictional cartoon family to Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.Local media in Hong Kong report that the episode, the 12th in the 2005 16th season, cannot be accessed in the territory.
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HONG KONG -- Hong Kong’s swanky new M+ museum — Asia’s largest gallery with a billion-dollar collection — is set to open on Friday amid controversy over politics and censorship.M+ boasts 183,000 square feet (17,000 square meters) of exhibition space, 33 galleries and over 6,400 works in its collection that range from modern and contemporary art to architecture and moving images.