Malaysia, a nation with strict censorship laws, has allowed “Beauty and the Beast” and “Power Rangers” to screen without cutting scenes featuring characters who question their sexuality, outlets reported this week. Disney’s film inspired discussion after director Bill Condon revealed that Gaston’s sidekick, LeFou, played by Josh Gad, would be shown questioning his feelings for his masculine friend. As it turned out, the moment is very subtle, but it still sparked controversy in the Southeast Asian Malaysia, a majority-Muslim nation of 30 million. At the box office, the scene hasn’t hurt the film in the slightest ― it’s raked in a hefty $400 million worldwide since its Friday debut. In the upcoming “Power Rangers,” which opens March 24, another character is shown front-and-center questioning her sexuality.

Source: Huffington Post March 22, 2017 18:56 UTC