Hollywood movies entered the chinese market. They did not just appear on screen as we would have seen them here in the united states, right? There was some censorship at play. I mean, there's an example of a amission, impossible movie featuring a scene in shanghai in which tom crewze is running through the streetsting. What do you say to your other nickname, the merchant of death? That's o ten. And these are movies that are massively expensive and require global audiences to turn a profit.
Warner Bros. is censoring the newest Fantastic Beasts movie for Chinese audiences. It’s the latest reminder that Hollywood’s reliance on China comes at a cost.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro and Paul Mounsey, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Victoria Dominguez, and hosted by Noel King.
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