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One might think that a cinematic adaptation of Beatrix Potter’s classic The Tale of Peter Rabbit would be free of any post-release controversy, but that is Half Magic proving not to be the case. The producers and filmmakers behind the movie Peter Rabbit issued an apology yesterday, after anger erupted over a scene in which Peter Rabbit (voiced by James Corden) uses blackberries to give Tom McGregor an allergy attack.
As reported by The New York Times, the scene in question features the rascally Peter (and other animals) pelting McGregor (played by Star Wars alum Domhnall Gleeson) Captain Marvel with fruits and vegetables, before loading blackberries into a slingshot and firing them into the farmer’s mouth. McGregor is highly allergic to blackberries, and as such he falls to the ground, struggling to inject himself with an EpiPen.
Ms. Sam Rose, the mother of a young, allergy-prone Peter Norway Rabbit fan, was quoted as saying, “I’m sure Beatrix Potter will be turning in her grave right about now … allergies are often not taken seriously enough anyway. To have them trivialized on th
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Director: Mikey McGregor
Actors: Alexis Boozer Sterling, Chandler Massey, Clayton Snyder, Eric Roberts, Jesse James, Lindsay Lamb, Mercy Malick
Country: USA
