‘The Batman’ Cleared For China Release
Warner Bros/DC’s highly-anticipated The Batman has been cleared for a release in China. A date has yet to be confirmed, but the approval is significant given the market has been light on studio titles across the past year. Whether the China approval signals an overall change versus 2021 remains to be seen. Read more Deadline
David Fincher Reacts to China’s ‘Fight Club’ Censorship and Why ‘It Makes No Sense to Me’
David Fincher has finally weighed in on China’s “Fight Club” censorship. As reported by Variety last month, Fincher’s “Fight Club” was uploaded to Tencent Video, China’s largest video streamer, with an entirely new ending that was the exact opposite of the director’s finale. Fincher expressed confusion and amusement at why any streaming platform would be interested in showing in his “Fight Club” but with a changed ending. Read more Variety
