Banned from showing “The Batman” in Russian cinemas
The American company “Warner Brothers” has announced that it has stopped showing its latest productions in Russian cinemas, including the new “Batman” movie, as part of the sanctions imposed on Russia due to its military operation in Ukraine.
A statement from the company said: “In light of the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, WarnerMedia has stopped showing its feature film “Batman” in Russia,” according to the American magazine “Variety”.
“We will continue to monitor the situation as it develops, and we hope for a quick and peaceful solution to this tragedy,” she added.
The movie “The Batman” was scheduled to arrive in Russian cinemas next Thursday, starring Robert Pattinson, Colin Farrell and Zoe Kravitz, and directed by Matt Reeves, and it deals with an early stage of the fight against “Batman” crime in Gotham City, It is the longest running Batman movie, with a running time of two hours and 55 minutes.
The trailer for “The Batman” has attracted more than 42 million views since its launch four months ago on YouTube.
It is noteworthy that the companies “Disney” and “Sony” also announced the ban of their new cinema productions in Russian theaters, in protest against the Russian military operation in Ukraine.
Sony Pictures announced that it will temporarily stop all its new cinematic releases in Russia, including the superhero movie “Morbius” starring Jared Leto, which was scheduled to open in Russian theaters on March 24.
The three production companies did not say when they would stop showing their films in Russian theaters.
Russia began the military operation aimed at disarming the Ukrainian regime and ridding Ukraine of Nazism on February 24 in response to the request of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, which requested Russia’s help to end the attacks of the forces of the Ukrainian regime on them.
In a speech to the Russian people, President Putin said that the conditions required immediate decisive action.
He appealed to the Ukrainian military not to carry out the criminal orders issued by the regime in Ukraine, to lay down weapons and go to their homes.
The Russian Defense Ministry later said that Russian forces are not striking Ukrainian cities and are using high-precision weapons against specific military facilities.
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