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Wicked Movie Banned in Kuwait, Possibly Due to LGBTQ Cast Members
ComingSoon.netStory by Anthony Nash
scrn logline
Wicked movie banned in Kuwait, raising questions about LGBTQ representation in Middle Eastern markets
beat sheet
- Kuwait has a history of banning films with LGBTQ themes or cast members, including the recent Barbie movie and the A24 horror film Talk to Me
- The Wicked movie, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, has been pulled from Kuwaiti theaters just a day before its scheduled release, with no official reason given by the government
call sheet
Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey, Jeff Goldblum, Peter Dinklage, Bowen Yang, Keala Settle, Marissa Bode, Bronwyn James, Ethan Slater, Wicked, Barbie, Talk to Me, A24, Wicked, Wicked: Part One, Wicked: Part Two