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Sci-Fi Comedy Seeks to Distance Itself From Trayvon Martin Case [Movies]
Fox's summer sci-fi comedy Neighborhood Watch has been renamed The Watch, after concerns that the film would remind people of the Trayvon Martin case. And it's tough to blame them: the original poster featured a "Neighborhood Watch" sign complete with a shadowy figure and bullet holes. Trayvon Martin was shot by real-life Neighborhood Watch volunteer George Zimmerman, currently facing charges of second-degree murder.
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The Watch Trailer: How Ben Stiller’s Neighborhood Was Affected by Trayvon Martin
After Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch captain in Florida, Fox pulled the posters and the initial teaser for its upcoming sci-fi comedy Neighborhood Watch. Now, as the new trailer reveals, they've renamed i... Read Post
Neighborhood Watch's Poorly Timed Promotional Teaser Reminds Us Of Trayvon Martin Murder
Well this just sucks. Due to the tragic Trayvon Martin shooting by a civillian who wasn’t even part of a Neighborhood Watch program, Twentieth Century Fox has decided to pull all current promotional trailers/posters of their upcomin... Read Post
'Neighborhood Watch' studio: Film has no relation to Trayvon case
Twentieth Century Fox's sci-fi comedy "Neighborhood Watch" was set to release this year long before Sanford, Florida neighborhood watch member George Zimmerman shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in what Zimmerman says was se... Read Post