Doctor Strange 2 Poster Offensive Hand Gesture Gets Censored in Italy
Marvel Studios has censored a poster for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness that was released in Italy because it featured a hand gesture considered to be offensive. Fresh off of last year's Spider-Man: No Way Home, Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is set to deliver another multiversal adventure via director Sam Raimi’s Multiverse of Madness. With a script written by Loki creator Michael Waldron, the film will see Benedict Cumberbatch’s titular character delve deeper into realities known and unknown as he explores the consequences of dangerous magic.
In addition to Cumberbatch, the sequel will see Benedict Wong, Rachel McAdams, and Chiwetel Ejiofor all reprise their roles from 2016’s original Doctor Strange. Joining them will be Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch and Xochitl Gomez making her MCU debut as America Chavez. The first trailer for Multiverse of Madness teased a culmination of everything Phase 4 has been building towards, with Strange and Wanda variants, and Patrick Stewart as Professor X. With less than a month until its theatrical release, the film’s international marketing campaign is ramping up.
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U/MCU_Speculation on Reddit recently shared a poster for Multiverse of Madness showing Stephen Strange flashing a hand gesture known stateside as the symbol for rock and roll or, in other countries or regions, known as “the horns.” In Italy and other Mediterranean countries, when one’s fingers are angled downwards and not directed at another person, the “evil eye” gesture is used to ward off bad luck. However, when the gesture is pointed upward—like in the below poster—it is another way to call someone a
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