That's 100% intentional to drive up buzz and social media interaction. You took the bait hook line and sinker (and I'm helping their marketing team as well by adding engagement).
I don't recognize the app or site from the UI so it's possible that somebody or an automated process chose the wrong image. A more likely possibility is that a screenshot was edited to make content for a shitposting community. In any case, that's not the official movie poster.
Doubt it's intentional. The saying "all publicity is good publicity" is not true, particularly in this day and age. Folks are sensitive about sensitive topics and racism is one. They'd never knowingly try to market it in such a shady way as the backlash to being found out could bury the movie.
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itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml · 39 pts · 2y
it should be Call of Duty then
ArcticLynx@feddit.de · 9 pts · 2y
>is just sitting in a corner during the whole movie
kino
_Sprite@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 2y
net00@lemm.ee · 11 pts · 2y
Veedem@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
I thought he made it to Le Mans. I guess he made it into NASCAR instead.
nostalgicgamerz@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
Speed Racist
RHSJack@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
My uncle ten minutes after his first beer. He's mad because he heard there was another person somewhere who could get to racist faster.
ninjan@lemmy.mildgrim.com · 6 pts · 2y
That's 100% intentional to drive up buzz and social media interaction. You took the bait hook line and sinker (and I'm helping their marketing team as well by adding engagement).
Milan@feddit.nl · 38 pts · 2y
It's just a Photoshop of this poster: https://www.gamereactor.eu/media/21/granturismomovie_4012173_650x.jpg
FARTYSHARTBLAST@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 2y
I was about to say I was getting obvious plant adjacent vibes off this lol
reev@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 2y
Looks kinda like Plex or something similar, where you can set custom posters.
WheeGeetheCat@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 2y
yeah I think this is whats going on here
betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
I don't recognize the app or site from the UI so it's possible that somebody or an automated process chose the wrong image. A more likely possibility is that a screenshot was edited to make content for a shitposting community. In any case, that's not the official movie poster.
pjhenry1216@kbin.social · 3 pts · 2y
Doubt it's intentional. The saying "all publicity is good publicity" is not true, particularly in this day and age. Folks are sensitive about sensitive topics and racism is one. They'd never knowingly try to market it in such a shady way as the backlash to being found out could bury the movie.
TigrisMorte@kbin.social · 4 pts · 2y
They knew what they were writing.
kugel7c@feddit.de · 4 pts · 2y
Obligatory wirtual Clip: https://youtu.be/Vq1iqwGQblo