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- Hollywood fantasy action movie “ Monster Hunter ” has been pulled from theaters in China days after its release, following uproar on social media about a pun in the script that some viewers said was racist.
Dec 7, 2020 · The backlash to “Monster Hunter” comes despite the movie being co-produced with Chinese company Tencent Films, part of the Tencent tech group.
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By Matt Kim
Updated: Aug 17, 2021 12:07 am
Posted: Dec 7, 2020 6:59 pm
Update:
Director Paul W.S. Anderson has issued an apology and says the joke has been removed from the movie. According to Deadline, Anderson says there was never any intent to offend moviegoers with the joke.
"I am absolutely devastated that a line from our movie, Monster Hunter, has offended some audience members in China. I apologize for any anxiety or upset that this line and its interpretation caused. Monster Hunter was made as fun entertainment and I am mortified that anything within it has caused unintentional offense. We have respectfully removed the line from the movie. It was never our intention to send a message of discrimination or disrespect to anyone. To the contrary - at its heart our movie is about unity."
The backlash on Chinese social media was swift, and local theaters began pulling the movie from screens amidst growing criticism. Oddly enough, the line was even altered for the Chinese subtitles, but the localization changed the reference into an idiom about Chinese people kneeling, which further exacerbated the situation.
While the Monster Hunter movie has already been pulled from theaters, any potential re-release in China with the scene edited out is in doubt as the online backlash against the film continues to grow.
The criticism of the film has extended to other Monster Hunter properties as well. The Steam version of Capcom’s Monster Hunter: World is getting review-bombed over anger with the movie adaptation.
Capcom, the developer of the video game series on which the film is based, has issued a statement on Chinese social media regarding the backlash. According to analyst Daniel Ahmad, Capcom says it is, “aware of the situation and the controversy” but says it is not a producer on the Monster Hunter movie and will report the situation to the companies directly involved with the making of the movie.
Monster Hunter was produced by Tencent Pictures and Constantin Pictures and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. Starring Milla Jovovich, the film follows modern-day soldiers who find themselves facing off against giant monsters from the video game while teaming up with a group of Hunters.
The Monster Hunter film is slated for a December 25 release in the US. It is unclear if the controversy will change plans for the film’s North American release; but if anything impacts the release it will likely be a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which is changing the US movie-going landscape in considerable ways.
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Dec 5, 2020 · Paul W. S. Anderson’s latest movie, Monster Hunter, has received significant backlash from Chinese audiences due to a joke in the film that has racist undertones. Monster Hunter was released in China on December 3, 2020, and will soon hit theaters in the U.S. on Christmas Day.
Dec 5, 2020 · An online backlash that swirled in China on Friday over a scene in Monster Hunter has resulted in the movie being pulled from the country's cinemas.
Dec 8, 2020 · The offending line is being removed from all versions of the film. It is scheduled for a UK release in 2021. Line in the film’s dialogue has caused a huge backlash in China.
