{"id":117725,"date":"2024-12-04T12:11:09","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T17:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/12\/04\/wicked-reportedly-banned-in-kuwait-over-lgbtq-casting-2\/"},"modified":"2024-12-04T12:11:09","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T17:11:09","slug":"wicked-reportedly-banned-in-kuwait-over-lgbtq-casting-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/12\/04\/wicked-reportedly-banned-in-kuwait-over-lgbtq-casting-2\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Wicked\u2019 Reportedly Banned in Kuwait Over LGBTQ+\u00a0Casting"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tDespite the fact that Wicked<\/em> is undeniably \u201cPopular,\u201d the film won\u2019t be making an appearance in Kuwait theaters any time soon.<\/p>\n

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\n\tAccording to a report from Variety<\/a><\/em> on Wednesday (Dec. 4), the Jon M. Chu-directed musical adaptation has been removed from theater listings across Kuwait just days before its slated release in the country on Thursday (Dec. 5). This is not the first time the country has banned a popular film with short notice. Back in 2023, Kuwait\u2019s government banned Barbie<\/em><\/a> from being shown to protect \u201cpublic ethics\u201d in the country, and for portraying \u201cideas and beliefs that are alien to Kuwaiti society and public order.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tWhile public officials in Kuwait have yet to reveal a reason why the film was removed from cinemas, local<\/a> media<\/a> in the country have speculated that the ban is in regard to an unspecified LGBTQ+ character in the film and the film\u2019s cast of LGBTQ+ actors. Cynthia Erivo<\/a>, who stars as Elphaba, openly identifies as queer, as do co-stars Jonathan Bailey, Bowen Yang, Marissa Bode and Bronwyn James. <\/p>\n

\n\tBillboard <\/em>has reached out to representatives for Universal Pictures, Republic Records and individual cast members for comment. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe news comes after a record-breaking debut for the film \u2014 thus far, Wicked <\/em>has grossed $263.1 million in ticket sales in the U.S., and $359.2 million globally, making it the highest grossing film adaptation of a Broadway musical in history. The soundtrack, meanwhile, also made history<\/a> with its No. 2 debut on the Billboard 200<\/a> \u2014 the highest first-week ranking for an adaptation of a stage musical in the chart\u2019s history. The soundtrack also topped multiple Billboard<\/em> charts, including Top Album Sales, Soundtracks and Vinyl Albums.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Despite the fact that Wicked is undeniably \u201cPopular,\u201d the film won\u2019t be making an appearance in Kuwait theaters any time soon. Related Hot 100 First-Timers: Cynthia Erivo, Jeff Goldblum & More \u2018Wicked\u2019 Cast Score Their First\u2026 12\/04\/2024 According to a report from Variety on Wednesday (Dec. 4), the Jon M. Chu-directed musical adaptation has been […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-musique","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117725\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}