Big production houses come together to extend support to war-hit Ukraine by cancelling Hollywood releases in Russia amid ongoing crisis
The Batman
As per the Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros has pulled The Batman from its Russian release calendar in the aftermath of Russia’s continuous invasion of Ukraine. A spokesperson confirmed the news in a statement.
The Robert Pattinson-starrer was to release on March 3 in Russia in accordance with the film’s global roll-out. The decision has been taken despite Russia being a lucrative market for Hollywood, with Sony’s Spider-Man: No Way Home earning more than $44.5 million to date since opening in December.
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Jerad Leto-starrer Morbius was also slated to release in Russia on March 24, but its opening has been cancelled
Since the attack in the last week of February, Hollywood releases like Joe Wright’s Cyrano and Paramount’s The Godfather 50th Anniversary released in Russia. The decision to continue to send films to Russia sparked conversation over the weekend.
Disney became the first big Hollywood studio to hit the pause button on releasing its movies in Russia as it cancelled the March 10 release of the comedy, Turning Red. The statement regarding The Batman quickly followed.
Sony followed by announcing that it won’t release Morbius in Russia next month. The Jared Leto-starrer was due on March 24 in the country. The Motion Picture Association has also reportedly backed “the international community in upholding the rule of law and condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,” as per a statement.
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