Pro-Palestine Protestors Call For 'Captain America: Brave New World' Boycott at Los Angeles Premiere [View all]
Source: Variety
Several dozen pro-Palestine protestors gathered Tuesday outside the Hollywood premiere of "Captain America: Brave New World" and called for a boycott of the film over its inclusion of the Israeli superhero Ruth Bat-Seraph, aka Sabra, played by Shira Haas.
Protestors held signs that read "Sabra has got to go," "Disney supports genocide," "Boycott ‘Captain America'" and "Pray 4 Princess Jasmine." They chanted phrases such as "Free, free, free Palestine" and "Disney, Disney you can't hide."
The inclusion of Sabra, who was a Mossad agent in the comics, sparked controversy among Palestinian fans. Marvel soon released a statement assuring that it is taking a "new approach" to the character for "Brave New World."
"While our characters and stories are inspired by the comics," Marvel said in a statement to Variety, "they are always freshly imagined for the screen and today's audience, and the filmmakers are taking a new approach with the character Sabra who was first introduced in the comics over 40 years ago."
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