Sony pulls Spider-Man Trade Centre trailer

by Claire Billings,, Brand Republic 12-Sep-01, 15:01

LONDON - Sony Pictures Entertainment has pulled a trailer for its forthcoming Spider-Man movie from the official website because it contains a shot of the World Trade Centre.

The film is due to open in the UK next year. However, it does not feature the famous towers, a spokeswoman for Sony said. The famous towers were demolished yesterday when terrorists crashed two passenger airplanes into them.

The tragedy has also forced Touchstone Pictures to postpone the release of its forthcoming comedy Big Trouble, starring Tim Allen and Rene Russo, which will be pushed back to next year. This film does not feature the twin towers, but does include a nuclear device being smuggled on to a plane bound from Miama to the Bahamas.

The film Sidewalks of New York, starring Ed Burns and Heather Graham, has had its US release date of September 21 pushed back until November.

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