A U.S. distributor condemned a Chinese studio for what it called an unauthorized AI edit that changed a same-sex wedding into a heterosexual scene in the body-horror film “Together,” prompting calls to halt screenings of the altered version. Early audience reports from prerelease showings in 11 Chinese cities said one groom’s face was digitally swapped with a woman’s, highlighting Beijing’s tighter content controls on LGBTQ depictions. China’s state-owned distributor postponed the film’s wide release, as academics said the move signals regulators’ evolving use of technology to enforce red lines. The flap comes amid broader global debates over AI’s role in postproduction, including recent AI-driven alterations in Indian cinema, and raises fresh compliance and market-access questions for foreign films in China.
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