Movie Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has been banned from showing in cinemas in the UAE and Saudi Arabia because it has some scenes that are not allowed by the rules of these countries.
One of these scenes is a poster of a transgender flag that appears for a very short time in the background. Some fans are very disappointed and confused by this decision.
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Spider-Verse is a term that refers to different things related to Spider-Man. It can mean:
- A comic book storyline that was published by Marvel Comics from 2014 to 2015. It involved many versions of Spider-Man from different parallel universes teaming up to fight a family of vampire-like beings called the Inheritors who wanted to kill them all.
- A video game that was released in 2010 and inspired by the comic book storyline. It featured four versions of Spider-Man: the mainstream one, the Ultimate one, the Noir one, and the 2099 one. They had to work together to restore the balance of the multiverse.
- An animated film that was released in 2018 and also inspired by the comic book storyline. It focused on Miles Morales, a teenager who became the new Spider-Man of his universe and met other Spider-People from different dimensions. They had to stop a villain named Kingpin who wanted to use a machine to access other realities. The film won an Oscar for Best Animated Feature and was praised for its animation style and story.