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Belloni: China wanted the Statue of LIberty removed from SPID8 for approval.
The Chinese Had One Note on Spider-Man
Here’s a crazy anecdote: Back at the end of 2021, Sony Pictures was stressing over whether Chinese regulators would allow Spider-Man: No Way Home into the country. The previous two Tom Holland Spideys, produced by Marvel Studios, had grossed $116 million and $200 million in China, respectively. So getting the film in, despite all the recent rejections of big-budget U.S. tentpoles, was a top priority for Sony’s leaders, Tony Vinciquerra and Tom Rothman.
According to multiple sources, when the authorities got back to Sony, they had a request: Delete the Statue of Liberty from the ending of the film. Yes, seriously. As anyone who’s seen No WayHome knows, the entire climactic action sequence takes place with a trio of Spider-Men swinging over and around Lady Liberty as they battle the supervillains. Plus, without getting too into MCU plot points, the Statue plays a larger role in the Marvel movies. It was an outrageous ask...
Belloni: China wanted the Statue of LIberty removed from SPID8 for approval. May 01, 20:18
China’s censorship rules are absurd. {nm} May 01, 20:35
and yet . . . {nm} May 02, 07:59
It definitely feels like they were just looking for something impossible to ask for to derail a Disney/Sony MCU title {nm} May 02, 08:25
quick, somebody DeepFake Chairman Mao's face on the Statue! {nm} May 01, 22:35