'Ghostbusters'
remake faces China ban
Chinese fans of
Ghostbusters are going to be left disappointed if it's confirmed that the all-female
remake did **t make it past China's censorship boards.
According to
The Hollywood Reporter, the Sony blockbuster was
denied a Chinese release, despite the distributor's many attempts to sway censorship regulators. This includes changing the film's original Chinese title in April to "“超能敢死队", which translates to "Super power dare die team" to omit any "ghost" references.
In a nine-page
censorship guideline that was released in December, it stated that
China prohibits content that "promote cults or superstition."
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