Beauty and the Beast release postponed for ‘internal review’


PETALING JAYA: The local release date for the highly-anticipated Disney film Beauty and the Beast, which has garnered some controversy overseas for including a gay character, has been postponed indefinitely.  

The movie’s opening date in Malaysia, originally March 16, has been postponed due to an “internal review,” film distributor The Walt Disney Co (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd said in an email.  

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