Did you know? Paramount Pictures apologises for tweeting Ninja Turtle 9/11 poster

Both posts received a barrage of criticism, were deleted, though screenshots were still being shared on social media.


Reuters August 01, 2014

Paramount Pictures film studio apologised for a poster for its upcoming film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles that showed the four characters jumping down from an exploding skyscraper underscored with a September 11 release date.

The poster went out in a tweet posted by the Australian Paramount Pictures Twitter account and also appeared on its official Facebook page, which has more than six million fans.

Both posts received a barrage of criticism and were deleted, though some screenshots were still being shared on social media.

“We are deeply sorry to have used that artwork for the marketing materials promoting the September 11 opening in Australia,” Paramount Pictures Australia said in an emailed statement.

“Combining that image and date was a mistake. We intended no offence and have taken immediate action to discontinue its use.”

The live-action reboot, starring Megan Fox and Johnny Knoxville and produced by Transformers director Michael Bay is due for release on August 8 in the United States.

In Australia it will be released on September 11, the thirteenth anniversary of the attacks on US cities and the destruction of the World Trade Center twin towers in New York. 

Published in The Express Tribune, August 2nd, 2014.

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COMMENTS (1)

Dr.A.K.Tewari | 9 years ago | Reply

Ninja turtle has nothing to do with this apology instead the producers of the film will get benifit from it'pictures as the apology will highlight and increase the curiosity among the public .

The real apology would be that the film producer should willingly contribute to the CLEAN UP THE WORLD pvt. For conseving these natural scavangers .

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