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Joker Movie Leads Complaint List in New BBFC Report

Todd Phillips’ ‘gritty’ take on the Clown Prince of Crime inspired the most complaints to the British Board of Film Classification in 2019, it’s been revealed. More people were moved to grumble about Warner Bros and DC’s solo Joker effort than any other cinema release last year, after it received arguably unwarranted media attention from folks who were concerned that it might inspire the world’s incels to do a quick domestic terrorism or two for the lols, among other things. Altogether, the BBFC sustained 149 complaints from the public in 2019 about 70 different films, which might not seem like…
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Mulan Moves to July and Leads Disney Release Schedule Shake-Up

Things are changing fast for Disney and its usually reliable conveyor belt of blockbusters. After being one of the most proactive studios in hunkering down during the coronavirus pandemic—delaying Mulan and other releases early in March and suspending all film production—the Mouse House is looking at a more hopeful fall… and summer. Indeed, Mulan is back on the release calendar in 2020 and sooner than you might expect. With a new release date of July 24, Mulan is now scheduled to essentially be one of the first summer releases, even as the summer is beginning to wind down into its…
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