‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Banned in United Arab Emirates and The Middle East

“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” will not be released in the United Arab Emirates after failing to pass the country’s censorship requirements. A scene featuring a poster in the background of the frame that depicts the transgender flag and reads “Protect Trans Lives” is said to be one of the concerns that prevented a release from being approved, sources said.

The sequel to the 2018 film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, the new film focused on Miles Morales’s adventures. Since its release, the movie has emerged as a true box office goldmine for Sony, with a cumulative worldwide gross of over $8.5 billion over ten films. However, the ban on release in the middle east would affect the overall collection.

The sequel to the 2018 film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, the new film focused on Miles Morales’s adventures. Since its release, the movie has emerged as a true box office goldmine for Sony, with a cumulative worldwide gross of over $8.5 billion over ten films. However, the ban on release in the middle east would affect the overall collection.

In the film, Gwen Stacy’s adolescent experience in her own universe and the conflicts she has with her father about her identity are showcases, with a trans flag reading “Protect Trans Kids” seen hanging on the wall of Gwen’s room in a certain scene.

In an recent interview with Entertainment Tonight, Lord and Miler confirmed that Into the Spider-Verse and Across the Spider-Verse were part of the Miles Morales Trilogy, which will end with Beyond the Spider-Verse.
Miller was quoted as saying, “It is the end of the Miles Morales trilogy and this whole thing is like working towards that. But this obviously has its own complete film with a beginning, middle and end, and Miles starts in one place and ends in another, and all the characters have an arc in this film. But that’s it for us.”