Mathew Alderson, a Beijing-based entertainment attorney with the law firm Harris & Moure, told the Los Angeles Times last week that while he didn’t expect the picture to incite “censorship concerns,” it could include themes that prove problematic to China audiences.
“[It] may well be distasteful to the authorities or unappealing to Chinese audiences by reason of the message it sends about U.S. power,” said Alderson, who hadn’t seen the movie, in an email interview. “Like any people, the Chinese want their own heroes.”