Has Lebanon banned 'Wonder Woman' over its Israeli lead actress?

Has Lebanon banned 'Wonder Woman' over its Israeli lead actress?
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12 June, 2017

Lebanon has cited her nationality and past military service as its rationale for moving to keep Wonder Woman out of Lebanese movie theaters, the Times of Israel reported Tuesday.

NetherRealm Studios has announced that in lieu of the Wonder Woman imminent movie release, Injustice 2 will be receiving a new Wonder Woman event for players to partake in.

"Wonder Woman", one of the most high profile blockbusters of the summer season, begins rolling out in theaters around the world this week, but it could face a major roadblock in Lebanon should a boycott request take shape.

According to the Associated Press, the Campaign to Boycott Supporters of Israel-Lebanon wants to have Wonder Woman banned because it stars Gal Gadot, an Israeli.

Wonder Woman is far from the first film to face the prospect of a ban in Lebanon.

Neighboring Israel and Lebanon are technically at war, and the Arab nation has a law that bans Israeli products. It was directed by Patty Jenkins.

The AP could not reach officials at Lebanon's Economy Ministry or Warner Bros. for comment. Menalippe (Lisa Loven Kongsli) swoops down to launch an aerial attack on her gun-toting foes, only to be shot down right behind Diana and Steve Trevor. Be sure to check back throughout the week, too, as we'll be bringing you more conversations with the Wonder Woman cast and crew. In 2014, the actress wrote a Facebook post to stand in solidarity with her fellow citizens during Israel's brief war with Hamas, a USA -designated terrorist organization, during the summer of 2014.

Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. We'd guess, based on her apparent involvement with the creation of those frightful gas weapons we mentioned previously, that she's Dr. Poison, a classic Wonder Woman villain that has actually appeared twice in the comics - and has a very bad history with the Amazons. So yes, Diana could beat Superman in a fight, somehow.


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