Will Smith’s New Movie ‘I Am Legend’ Banned From China

Will Smith’’s new movie ‘I Am Legend’ has suffered a major box office setback in the Far East now that Chinese film bosses have banned it from their cinemas.

Smith has been busy campaigning to secure a release for I Am Legend, but China is stubbornly sticking to its policy of capping the influx of Hollywood movies - part of a drive to boost the country’s film industry.

The delay comes amid reports China has issued a three-month ban on all American films.

Smith says, “We struggled very, very hard to try to get it to work out, but there are only a certain amount of foreign films that are allowed in.”

However, the Oscar-winning actor hasn’t given up hope of agreeing a release date - he’s currently working on a deal with China Film Group’s chairman Han Sanping.

In the past, Chinese regulators have issued bans on foreign films during holidays and school breaks, when audiences are biggest.

AP

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