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| Anger in Hong Kong as Arrival poster shifts Shanghai landmark to city Anger in Hong Kong as Arrival poster shifts Shanghai landmark to city | |
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| A Shanghai landmark has become part of Hong Kong’s skyline – at least in a poster for an forthcoming Hollywood movie. | A Shanghai landmark has become part of Hong Kong’s skyline – at least in a poster for an forthcoming Hollywood movie. |
| The misplacement, transplanting the Oriental Pearl tower from the Chinese city to Hong Kong’s Victoria harbour, has sparked anger among Hong Kongers, some of whom read a political message behind it. | The misplacement, transplanting the Oriental Pearl tower from the Chinese city to Hong Kong’s Victoria harbour, has sparked anger among Hong Kongers, some of whom read a political message behind it. |
| Many Facebook users employing the hashtag #HongKongIsNotChina expressed their ire at the error on the film’s official page, despite Paramount swiftly apologising for the error and deleting the poster. | Many Facebook users employing the hashtag #HongKongIsNotChina expressed their ire at the error on the film’s official page, despite Paramount swiftly apologising for the error and deleting the poster. |
| An error was made in an "Arrival" poster by a 3rd party vendor. It's been corrected and we are disappointed we didn't catch the error. | An error was made in an "Arrival" poster by a 3rd party vendor. It's been corrected and we are disappointed we didn't catch the error. |
| The studio blamed a third-party vendor who had created the poster, leading some Facebook users to intimate that the vendor was likely pushing their own political agenda, rather than being sloppy on Photoshop. | The studio blamed a third-party vendor who had created the poster, leading some Facebook users to intimate that the vendor was likely pushing their own political agenda, rather than being sloppy on Photoshop. |
| The poster was one of 12 released this week by the company depicting various landmarks with the tagline: “Why are they here?” The film stars Amy Adams as a linguist trying to communicate with aliens, following their invasion of Earth. It premieres at this year’s Venice film festival. | The poster was one of 12 released this week by the company depicting various landmarks with the tagline: “Why are they here?” The film stars Amy Adams as a linguist trying to communicate with aliens, following their invasion of Earth. It premieres at this year’s Venice film festival. |