Warner Bros say Barbie movie map ‘not intended to make statement’ after Vietnam ban

Warner Bros: Barbie movie map not intended to make statement, after Vietnam ban (Lee Jin-man/AP)

Warner Bros says the image of a map which caused the upcoming Barbie movie to be banned in Vietnam was “not intended to make any type of statement”.

The film, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, reportedly contains a scene depicting a map showing what appeared to be the “nine dash line”.