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Hollywood Halts Releases in Russia, Including ‘The Batman'
NBC New York ^ | March 1, 2022 | Jake Coyle

Posted on 03/01/2022 2:25:07 PM PST by nickcarraway

Edited on 03/01/2022 3:33:20 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

Warner Bros. is halting the release of “The Batman” in Russia, just days before it was to open in theaters there, as Hollywood moved to cease distribution plans in the country following Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

Warner Bros., the Walt Disney Co. and Sony Pictures said Monday that they would “pause” the release of their films in Russia. Each studio has significant upcoming releases that had been set to debut internationally in the coming weeks. “The Batman,” one of the year's more anticipated films, launches Friday in North America and many overseas territories, including Russia.


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TOPICS: Local News; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: batman; hollywood; russia; ukraine
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Can someone remind me, are they trying to punish Russia, or reward them?
1 posted on 03/01/2022 2:25:07 PM PST by nickcarraway
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Next season of Stranger Things will be a hoot.


2 posted on 03/01/2022 2:26:41 PM PST by Theoria
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They can rerelease the 1966 Batman, featuring Lee Meriwether as Russian journalist “Miss Kitka” (aka Catwoman).


3 posted on 03/01/2022 2:27:05 PM PST by Dr. Sivana (“...life is very good without Facebook and that we would live very well without Facebook."-B.LeMaire)
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I’m sure they don’t mind since they are pro life, anti LGBTXYZ, pro family etc.


4 posted on 03/01/2022 2:27:35 PM PST by chuckb87
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Hollywood Halts Releases in Russia, Including ‘The Batman'

Ooh, that'll show 'em!

5 posted on 03/01/2022 2:27:59 PM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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Can they do the same in this country?


6 posted on 03/01/2022 2:28:02 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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Catturd ™
@catturd2

People wearing “Made In China” shirts, shoes, pants, socks, and hats while pouring out Russian vodka, wins the gold medal for the virtue signaling Olympics.
8:29 AM · Mar 1, 2022


7 posted on 03/01/2022 2:28:26 PM PST by mewzilla (God bless Canada's and America's Freedom Truckers!)
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Would Hollywood do the same thing here if we invaded Canada? Just a thought.


8 posted on 03/01/2022 2:28:34 PM PST by cdcdawg (Everyone who disagrees with me is a Qtard blogger!!!!)
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I’m hoping.


9 posted on 03/01/2022 2:28:42 PM PST by nickcarraway
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Oh no!!

What on EARTH are they gonna do without yet another re-tread of “Batman”?!?!?


10 posted on 03/01/2022 2:29:00 PM PST by joethedrummer (We can't vote our way out of this, folks..)
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Providing succor to the Russians. Won’t halt that junk here.


11 posted on 03/01/2022 2:29:32 PM PST by Born in 1950 (Courts are trains and needles are ovens. )
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😆 Love his Twitter feed.


12 posted on 03/01/2022 2:30:59 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Miss you Rush!)
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How do we get them to stop releasing this trash in the USA?


13 posted on 03/01/2022 2:35:20 PM PST by imabadboy99
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They already hacked it for free anyway.


14 posted on 03/01/2022 2:37:25 PM PST by shotgun
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The US has ceased its propaganda war in Russia.


15 posted on 03/01/2022 2:40:45 PM PST by oblomov
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Good move.Less the Russkies see of films from Hollyweird the better. Good for their young ones minds, not getting brainwashed into the globo-humanasism pushed by the perverted freakshows who write the garbage.


16 posted on 03/01/2022 2:41:15 PM PST by Long Jon No Silver
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I watch Russian movies, they are much better than Hollywood crap, no faggotry.


17 posted on 03/01/2022 2:42:12 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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Russians are probably already illegally streaming it.


18 posted on 03/01/2022 2:43:11 PM PST by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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Funny how, if this all about the mad dictator Putin, we are punishing everyday people of Russia. Are they to blame if Putin is the power hungry madman they say?


19 posted on 03/01/2022 2:44:21 PM PST by ARW
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no faggotry

They are hated for their masculinity.

20 posted on 03/01/2022 2:44:54 PM PST by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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