‘The Dark Knight’ Not Coming to China Theaters

Batman fans in China will not get a chance to see ‘The Dark Knight’ in theaters as Warner Brothers has decided to pull the movie before the government approval process.  According to the New York Times, the studio cited “prerelease conditions” and cultural sensitivities” as the reasons for not submitting the movie for the government censorship process required for foreign movies to be shown in movie theaters.  Two potential scenes that may have contributed to the decision are Batman’s apprehension of a gangster in Hong Kong, along with a cameo by Edison Chen (pictured above), the Hong Kong pop-star whose photos led to the “Sex Photo Gate” scandal, one of China’s biggest celebrity stories of 2008.

While the movie theater experience may be missed, the pirated DVD version of ‘The Dark Knight’ was released months ago and can be found on street corners throughout China.

[via New York Times]