Black Panther is set to break Saudi Arabia’s 35-year cinema ban.
The Marvel film is set to be the first film shown in Saudi Arabia in 35 years!
Making it the first film publicly shown in theaters in the conservative gulf kingdom since they were shuttered in the 1980s.
The Marvel superhero film will receive a gala opening on April 18 in Saudi Arabia’s brand new AMC theater in Riyadh, the country’s capital, Variety reports.
The opulent cinema house, which boasts 600 leather seats and marble bathrooms, is a showpiece of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman‘s drive to reinvent and reform the ultra-conservative Muslim country.
The 32-year-old prince, who rose to prominence last year after purging dozens of rivals in what was termed an anti-corruption drive, has met with numerous foreign leaders and introduced high-profile liberalizations, including permitting Saudi Arabian women to drive.
