New "Enhanced" OotP IMAX Poster Taken Down
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Yesterday, TLC posted this editorial regarding the changes made to certain actors in the new IMAX poster for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. In particular were the striking changes made to the figure of Emma Watson from the original photo for the posters, to this image that was posted online via the IMAX website. Apparently the world wide outcry over this did not fall on deaf ears as tonight, the Daily Mail is reporting on not only our own Melissa Anelli's efforts in this matter but now, WB sources who say this image has been taken down as "the enhanced image had not been approved."
"This is not an official poster. Unfortunately this image was accidentally posted on the Imax website. The mistake was promptly rectified and the image taken down."
While we applaud this effort, readers should note , this poster we saw previously from Sweden that also has been touched up (is that Ginny/Bonnie Wright?) and prompted a great deal of similar protest, has been confirmed to TLC as "real" or approved...alas.
Way to go!!! I'm happy it's down!
I'm happy its down.
SHWEEEEET!!!! i still hate that swedish poster though... blegh.
Yay! I'm really happy it's down. But it still makes me mad that some person was doing that to Emma Watson, seriously, a little respect would be nice.
TLC has the power ,as do Potter fans!
Not sure it wasn't a real poster no matter what WB says.They knew most fans didn't like it
and it was kind of an insult to JKR
because of her feelings about how people feel about their bodies , and what attitude should be
championed to girls and what should not.
Anyway!
Bravo! Melissa Anelli.
Yay! They took it down! I'm glad. :)
This is one step closer. Im so happy that WB did not aprove of it and it was the IMAX people.
But I am still concernes about the sweedish poster of Ginny. If that is verified what is this saying to Bonnie. Sorry you dont look like Ginny so we will photoshop you to the point that you are unrecognisable. Poor girl.
Wow, way to go Leaky and especially Melissa. I guess it is good to know that WB do listen to what is being said (whether they choose to take heed of it or not).
I would be quite interested to hear the thoughts from JK and Emma on this. We already know where JK stands on this subject and I have no doubt from what we know of Emma she would feel the same.
We are Harry Potter fans, hear us ROAR!
I'm glad they took it down. The IMAX poster came out before the one-sheet which would suggest that the IMAX people posted it without approval, or that someone didn't inform the designers of the one-sheet of the changes to the IMAX. I don't know.
Now they have to change the Swedish poster which also has an enhanced Emma and a totally unrecognizable Bonnie. We know that one *was* approved because W.B. confirmed it.
Good job Melissa and Leaky!
I'm very happy that it's down, but it makes me wonder why those changes were even made in the first place, why someone got the idea that it was okay to do that.
I let out a little triumphant whoop when I read that! Absolutely fantastic. Thanks so much to Melissa for summarizing my sentiments so clearly. These "enhancements" simply must not be a part of Potter films. And a pat on the back to the WB for stepping up to the plate and actually DOING something about it. (Even if they didn't solely take the blame).
I hate to tell you this, but those posters are so touched up and photoshopped within an inch of their lives that this really doesn't make a dent in the manips. And I'm okay with that. I think it's silly that her waist was shaved, but that's showbiz, babe. The angle might have been awkward, or made her look less enhanced than she really was, and she might not appreciate that, either.
I'm saying that I've seen some really mortifying manips to make people look more emaciated and with an unattainable thinness that is a dangerous message to send. I appreciate the effort to protect the actress, but it might not be as nefarious as it seems. JMHO.
Way to go Leaky! That's why I love you guys over all the rest... It's not just putting up news and getting hits - you're really dedicated to making sure that the Potterverse won't stand idly by while the media sexualizes the teenage stars of the movies. Bravo!
I'm do glad it's been taken down. But I really want the swedish poster taken down too, because that does not look like Bonnie.
