“Wonder Woman” may be the summer’s most anticipated film nationally, if not globally, but one country it won’t be seen in is Lebanon, where on Wednesday it was banned because its lead actress, Gal Gadot, is from Israel.

The ban was announced on Twitter by Grand Cinemas, which describes itself as Lebanon’s largest theater chain. The news came two hours before “Wonder Woman” was to premiere Wednesday night in Beirut, where posters for the film adorn the streets. It had been scheduled to screen in 15 Lebanese theaters in all.