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UK Bans Jolie Movie Ad

Sexy scene with guns glamorizes violence: ad authority

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(Newser) – The UK has banned a TV ad for a new Angeline Jolie flick, saying it glorifies violence. In a trailer for Wanted, Jolie kisses co-star James McAvoy as they fire guns in a car chase. It implies "that using guns is sexy and glamorous," complains the nation's ad authority. Universal Pictures—which made the comic book adaptation—retorts that the real problem is a strong female lead, Sky News reports.

Director Timur Bekmambetov of Kazakhstan poses next to a banner of his latest movie
Director Timur Bekmambetov of Kazakhstan poses next to a banner of his latest movie "Wanted" starring US actress Angelina Jolie.   (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
In this image released by Universal Pictures, Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy, left, are shown in a scene from the film,
In this image released by Universal Pictures, Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy, left, are shown in a scene from the film, "Wanted."   (AP Photo)
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ghstomahawks
Mar 19, 09 8:14 AM CDT
Why did this come up as new again? This story is at least a year old. Reply
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hungrydave
Mar 19, 09 1:09 PM CDT
Terrible movie too Reply
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aasigo
Mar 19, 09 2:12 PM CDT
Brits are probably still mad about her terrible accent on the Tomb Raider movies. Reply
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JackieBrown
Mar 19, 09 2:39 PM CDT
whats really tragic is a quality british actor having to fake some dumb american accent - he's way better than this Reply
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paul123
Mar 19, 09 2:55 PM CDT
oh no! Not violence! The nanny state strikes again. BTW this movie has been out for some time now. Why the news story now? Reply
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