Virginia Drive-In Theater Forced to Cancel Black Panther Screening Due to Disney Decision

Just days after the shocking passing of Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman, a Virginia drive-in theater is reporting some strange news. The Goochland Drive-In Theater was scheduled to screen Boseman’s celebrated turn as T’Challa in Marvel’s Black Panther this coming weekend, but informed its customers via Facebook that Disney had apparently stepped in to deny the theater the right to screen the film, despite the fact that it had already been booked. The proprietors of the Goochland Drive-In Theater say they’re unsure of why they’re now being denied Black Panther, adding that they’re “saddened and embarrassed by this turn of events,” and left scrambling to come up with a replacement. No explanation was apparently offered to the theater by Disney. You can see the Facebook post in full below.
EDIT: The initial Facebook post has since been deleted, and the Goochland Drive-In Theater seems to have booked Chadwick Boseman’s 42 for next weekend instead.