January 31, 2012
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo has been banned in India.
David Fincher's Oscar-nominated adaptation of Stieg Larsson's best-selling novel won't reach India's theatres after Fincher refused to cut the film's explicit sex and rape scenes.
The Wrap reports that India's Central Board of Film Certification wanted five scenes cut from the film, including two sex scenes between stars Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara and another scene in which Mara's Lisbeth Salander is violently raped by another character.
Fincher said 'no' to the cuts and now Sony has scrapped plans to release the picture in the country.
"Sony Pictures will not be releasing The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo in India," reads a statement from Sony's India HQ. "The censor board has judged the film unsuitable for public viewing in its unaltered form and, while we are committed to maintaining and protecting the vision of the director, we will, as always, respect the guidelines set by the board."
Though a bit of a box office disappointment, Dragon Tattoo has still raked in nearly $200 million at the global box office before a general release in Asia.
Deadline reports that, though the numbers are lower than what the studio had hoped for, Sony is still planning on moving forward with production on the film's sequels, The Girl Who Played With Fire and The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets' Nest.
Word is screenwriter Steve Zaillian has reportedly already penned a script for Girl Who Played With Fire and is busy working away on a script for Hornets' Nest.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo has been banned in India.
David Fincher's Oscar-nominated adaptation of Stieg Larsson's best-selling novel won't reach India's theatres after Fincher refused to cut the film's explicit sex and rape scenes.
The Wrap reports that India's Central Board of Film Certification wanted five scenes cut from the film, including two sex scenes between stars Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara and another scene in which Mara's Lisbeth Salander is violently raped by another character.
Fincher said 'no' to the cuts and now Sony has scrapped plans to release the picture in the country.
"Sony Pictures will not be releasing The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo in India," reads a statement from Sony's India HQ. "The censor board has judged the film unsuitable for public viewing in its unaltered form and, while we are committed to maintaining and protecting the vision of the director, we will, as always, respect the guidelines set by the board."
Though a bit of a box office disappointment, Dragon Tattoo has still raked in nearly $200 million at the global box office before a general release in Asia.
Deadline reports that, though the numbers are lower than what the studio had hoped for, Sony is still planning on moving forward with production on the film's sequels, The Girl Who Played With Fire and The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets' Nest.
Word is screenwriter Steve Zaillian has reportedly already penned a script for Girl Who Played With Fire and is busy working away on a script for Hornets' Nest.
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