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Black actors removed from UK poster for new movie

Staff Reporter | Posted November 16, 2009 12:02 PM

Advertisement for the British version of the film Couples Retreat purposefully removed the black actors from the promotional posters, according to news reports from London.

The new comedy, starring Vince Vaughn and Kristin Davis, involves four couples -- three white and one black -- on a trip to improve their relationships, but the British poster left out actors Faizon Love and Kali Hawk.

A spokesman for Universal Pictures told the Mail on Sunday that the poster had been changed to "simplify" it for the audience outside America.

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Comments 4

Cmoney
2009-11-16 15:05:00

Unlike the Polish Microsoft ad where a White man's head was put on a Black man's body, just about everything in these two posters is different, including the background and the arrangement of the actors. But they did leave out the Black couple and one must wonder why.

Filip
2009-11-18 07:29:58

This is weird.. they also left out the names of the black actors at the top of the page. I don't know how big a part the black couple has - but still, strange.

StephanieG
2009-11-18 15:15:45

"simplify" it for the audience outside America.....yeah right.

Philadelphia SEO
2010-02-05 05:30:18

You made some good points there. I did a search on the topic and found most people will agree with your blog.

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