| A television advert for Angelina Jolie's film Wanted, starring James McAvoy, has been banned from UK television after the Advertising The 35 second long trailer shows Angelina and James MacAvoy wielding firearms and a bullet in a slow motion motif which 'could be seen to condone violence by glorifying or glamorizing the use of guns,' insists the Advertising Standards Authority. Angelina's performance in Wanted, which made more than £3million at the UK box office on entry, was unanimously described as blazingly sexy and the coolest movie of the year. Clearcast, which approves TV advertisements, said it was confident that TV viewers would be able to distinguish the trailers action from real life but the ASA said that the 18 certificate film was not allowed to be screened at any time in its current form. Universal Studio hit back and said 'some people did not like to see a woman in a strong lead role.' Universal studios also pointed out that the line 'coolest movie of the year' had been used in other adverts that included guns without complaint. What do you think? Get Angelina Jolie's Oliver Peoples Strummer shades (above) |
Standards Authority, a London based watch dog, ruled that the advert could glamorise violence after receiving a single complaint from the public.
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