The article published on the website of the newspaper « The Guardian» on 2 April 2013 is headlined «Brad Pitt zombie movie re-edited for Chinese market». The article reports that new movie World War Z will get a second cut to remove reference to China as source of undead attack.
It’s an open secret that China recently became the
world's second-largest nation in terms of box office revenue behind the United
States. Hollywood films are routinely released in the world's most populous
nation with offending material excised from the final cut, for example, James
Bond movie Skyfall, Cloud Atlas and the 2010 remake of The Karate Kid.
To read this article it’s necessary to emphasize that Paramount
has reportedly changed a scene in World War Z during which characters discuss
the source of the outbreak that caused the zombie apocalypse, and point to
China. The news comes on the heels of the decision by Disney-owned Marvel to
issue a special Chinese cut of superhero sequel Iron Man 3 with content
designed to please local audiences.
Then it’s necessary to note that given current growth
rates, many experts think China's box office will surpass that of the USA by
2020. The Motion Picture Association of America confirmed last month that the
country had overtaken Japan to become the world's second-largest box office
territory, with a total cinema audience worth $2.7bn
In conclusion the author reports that originally due
for release in December, the film has undergone reshoots and will now hit
cinemas on 21 June in both the US and the UK.
To my mind, it’s interesting fact that so many USA
associations take into account the opinion of Chinese people. Certainly we can
understand this situation, but for me this fact was unexpected. I believe that
companies do reasonable decisions as they get from many profits from it
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Date: April 2, 2013 (not vice versa)
To read this article it’s necessary to emphasize - What does this mean? You use this wrong construction in every rendering.
To my mind, it’s AN interesting fact