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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Entertainment
Anousha Sakoui

China welcomes back Disney Marvel movies with 'Black Panther,' 'Ant-Man' sequels

China appears to have loosened its restrictions on the release of Walt Disney Co.'s Marvel movies in the world's most populous country and its second-largest box office market.

The Black Panther sequel, "Wakanda Forever," and the new "Ant-Man" installment, "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania," will open in Chinese theaters on Feb. 7 and Feb. 17, respectively, Disney-owned Marvel Studios said through its Weibo social media account in China. The thawing marks the first Marvel Studios superhero movies to be released in China since 2019.

Deadline first reported the news.

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