politicqxs 358 Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 One Hollywood studio is hoping to appeal to China’s huge movie audience, and vigorous censorship of information that disagrees with the Communist Party, by openly self-censoring. A trailer released for the upcoming Marvel Studios movie Dr. Strange on April 12 surprised some fans of the original comic book character, which first appeared in 1963. The title character’s mentor “the Ancient One” is played by Tilda Swinton, a white actress from Britain who has been transformed into a bald Celtic master of the supernatural. The Ancient One, as originally written, was a Himalaya-dwelling mystic who lives with monks and posses magical powers, in a land often presumed to be Tibet. When asked by movie-themed YouTube channel Double Toasted why Swinton was cast, co-screenwriter C. Robert Cargill said the studio decided to wipe any Tibetan references from the decades-old story line because the company was afraid of how the China government might react otherwise. “He [the character] originates from Tibet,” says Cargill. “If you acknowledge that Tibet is a place and that he’s Tibetan, you risk alienating one billion people who think that that’s bullshit, and risk the Chinese government going ‘Hey, we’re one of the biggest film-watching countries in the world, and we’re not going to show your movie because you decided to get political.’” http://qz.com/672112/a-major-hollywood-screenwriter-self-censored-because-he-was-worried-about-angering-china/ .... http://qz.com/458144/homegrown-monsters-and-magic-pancakes-boosted-chinas-box-office-to-a-new-record/ giving up sodomy and moving to 🇦🇪 converting to ☪ and marrying four girls Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
politicqxs 358 Posted June 30, 2016 Author Share Posted June 30, 2016 giving up sodomy and moving to 🇦🇪 converting to ☪ and marrying four girls Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocketno10 2,062 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 I'm fine with everything she does but that "treat your enemies with kindness" is just Bad and China definitely not gonna tolerate it. So yeah, say goodbye to you the world 2nd largest movie market gaga Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LePetitGAGABLover 21,234 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 How can it be over if it hasn't even started? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenGaga 3,447 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Chinese are being unreasonable hating Gaga for spreading kindness! I seriously think they should reconsider! Don't worry, Gaga will star in movies no matter what and her movie Career isn't going to die off so soon. Plus, "A star is born" remake is coming up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkTheFunk 124,406 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Meanwhile Gaga is swimming in a pool of $100 bills and using bars of gold as door stops. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuuri 21,636 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Just now, QueenGaga said: Chinese are being unreasonable hating Gaga for spreading kindness! I seriously think they should reconsider! Don't worry, Gaga will star in movies no matter what and her movie Career isn't going to die off so soon. Plus, "A star is born" remake is coming up Doesn't China have a law where you can get fined just from helping someone in need? So that's likely another reason the government will boycott her and her items. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanripley 86,575 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 MUSIC NOT THA BLING-AH https://goo.gl/xMgMvJ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
venusfly 17,885 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 3 minutes ago, Misaki said: Doesn't China have a law where you can get fined just from helping someone in need? So that's likely another reason the government will boycott her and her items. China's law is unclear and flexible and they will just arrest anyone for anything if they want to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curio5 516 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 5 minutes ago, QueenGaga said: Chinese are being unreasonable hating Gaga for spreading kindness! I seriously think they should reconsider! Don't worry, Gaga will star in movies no matter what and her movie Career isn't going to die off so soon. Plus, "A star is born" remake is coming up its not the chinese people (well not all of them) ... its the tyranical, communistic government that is making and enforcing the rules. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeka 12,372 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 That is just one Marvel movie. They want money more than appeasing fans. I thought that has been established? Plus Gaga still probably has widespread love from well... Japan. I think that's one of the few places left that can't completely despise her, lols. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuuri 21,636 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Just now, Seeka said: That is just one Marvel movie. They want money more than appeasing fans. I thought that has been established? Plus Gaga still probably has widespread love from well... Japan. I think that's one of the few places left that can't completely despise her, lols. And before Gaga releases Hello Kitty 2.0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeka 12,372 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Just now, Misaki said: And before Gaga releases Hello Kitty 2.0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReidOne 12,427 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Wow... You make a great point, actually. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Temptation 11,209 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Won't stop the illegal Chinese pirating of Gaga's music and or films. Plus when you ban something or someone you only make people more interested. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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