The Mummy film ad banned from London Underground
Posters for Lee Cronin’s horror film The Mummy depicting a dead child are "too realistic".
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"The campaign had been prepared with 'due responsibility to consumers and society' and was not designed to create fear or offence."
— Warner Bros , Executive
"We considered the image was likely to distress young children and that it was unsuitable for display where it was likely to be seen by them."
— Warner Bros , Executive
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Posters for Lee Cronin’s horror film The Mummy depicting a dead child are "too realistic".
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