evidence: "Barbie" will play in theaters across the Middle East after all. [...] "Barbie" was originally scheduled to debut in the Middle East on July 19, two days before landing in the rest of the world’s multiplexes. However, the release date was pushed back to Aug. 31 (before it was moved ahead to Aug. 10) after local censors suggested edits allegedly pertaining to LGBTQ-related narration and dialogue in "Barbie." [...] It is unclear if Warner Bros. and Mattel, the companies behind "Barbie," complied with the proposed cuts to the film about the iconic Western doll. In the past, straight-to-video adaptations of "Barbie" were banned in Saudi Arabia due to the portrayal of women in non-traditional gender roles.