Fox has apologized for suffocating Mystic poster
Fox has officially apologized for a poster for X-Men: Apocalypse, which shows the main villain grabbing Mystic by the throat. This is reported by Entertainment Weekly. "In an effort to demonstrate the villainous nature of the character of the Apocalypse, we did not immediately realize how provocative in print the image we used was. When this became obvious, we took all necessary steps to remove this material. We sincerely apologize and emphasize that have never supported violence against women, "the studio said in a statement. As a reminder, the aforementioned poster sparked an outcry from women's rights groups and some celebrities, including actress Rose McGown, who wrote a lengthy open letter about the matter, in which she called the Fox advertising campaign "unacceptable." > “It’s a big problem if the men and women at 20th Century Fox consider the graphic depiction of violence against women to be good marketing for the movie,” she wrote. Note that at this time the movie "X-Men: Apocalypse" was already at the box office, and its worldwide gross reached $ 300 million. The Topic of Article: Fox has apologized for suffocating Mystic poster. |
