Manila pulls Hollywood movie from cinemas over South China Sea map

The move comes shortly after Vietnam, another claimant in the South China Sea, also banned the film. - SONY PICTURES

MANILA (Reuters): The Philippines has pulled the plug on all domestic screenings of a Hollywood film called "Uncharted", over a scene showing a disputed map of the South China Sea, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday (April 27).

The move comes shortly after Vietnam, another claimant in the South China Sea, also banned the Sony Pictures action movie, which stars Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg. It was released in the Philippines on Feb 23.