Nabil Luqman

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Lightyear

Calling all Buzz Lightyear fans! Looks like we have some unfortunate news for those looking forward for the upcoming animated film as it will not be coming to Malaysian cinemas.
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It was initially supposed to premier on the big screens on 16 June, but it seems like it won&rsquo;t be coming anytime soon. Initially there was no official announcement from the Film Censorship Board of Malaysia or Walt Disney Company Malaysia, but it looks like GSC has acknowledged the news with their meme post.
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Lightyear is based off Disney and Pixar&rsquo;s Toy Story franchise. The movie was set as a prequel to Pixar&rsquo;s Toy Story as it was supposed to shed some light on the story of Buzz Lightyear who is a space ranger voiced by Chris Evans instead of Tim Allen who voiced him in the original Toy Story movies.
Why is the movie not playing in Malaysia?
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Currently there&rsquo;s no official reason behind the reason why it won&rsquo;t be in our cinemas. However, it&rsquo;s likely due to an issue with &ldquo;homosexual themes&rdquo; found in the film which resulted in it being banned in 14 different countries including Malaysia.
The film had depicted of a same-sex couple who had a brief kiss which prompted the countries to ban the film. The scene had showed a close friend of Buzz who is a female space ranger who marries another woman, and their relationship was shown in a brief kiss.
According to a report by FMT, authorities in China had requested Walt Disney to have cuts in the movie where Disney had denied doing so. Meanwhile in United Arab Emirates (UAE), the relationship between the couple in the movie had violated the country&rsquo;s media content standards as homosexuality is a criminal offence in many Middle Eastern countries.
&ldquo;We&rsquo;re not going to cut out anything, especially something as important as the loving and inspirational relationship that shows Buzz what he&rsquo;s missing by the choices that he&rsquo;s making, so that&rsquo;s not getting cut,&rdquo; Susman told Reuters at the movie&rsquo;s red-carpet premiere in London.
Will it be on Disney+ Hotstar?
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Since it can&rsquo;t make it to the big screen, it can still show up on the Disney + Hotstar streaming platform. But there&rsquo;s currently no say on when it will be released and if there will be any censorship in the film at all once it&rsquo;s out.
Looks like most Malaysians will be watching the film online. I don&rsquo;t condone illegal streaming and downloading movies online, but I guess this would be the only option for fans to watch the film. 
What are your thoughts on this? Let us know in the comments.
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*Sources: Visual and Reference Credits to Social Media, Free Malaysia Today, The Star &amp; various cross references for context.
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The ban is due to the film having “homosexual themes” and that Disney would not want to cut out the scenes.

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Pixar's "Lightyear" Banned In Malaysia And 13 Other Countries

Pixar's "Lightyear" Banned In Malaysia And 13 Other Countries

The ban is due to the film having “homosexual themes” and that Disney would not want to cut out the scenes.

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