TMZ published the video Wednesday showing a man struggling to put a dog into a pool of rushing water while the animal fights to stay out. "I guess that's also part of being an actor, any publicity that happens with anything, bad or good, the weight of it is all on the actors because you're the face of the project. This weekends premiere of 'A Dogs Purpose' has been canceled following the release of a video that appears to show a frightened dog being forced into churning water during production of the film. But it was crazy, and I had to come out and put this post about it telling people that it's not how it seems and we're getting to the bottom of it," he said. The weekend premiere of A Dog’s Purpose has been canceled after allegations of animal cruelty on set, Amblin Entertainment confirmed Thursday night. "It means people really care about these animals and they're passionate about it, which is good.
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"If PETA really cared about animals, they would have released that video as soon as they had the footage of it and not three days before the premiere," he said.ĭespite being on the receiving end of the backlash, 19-year-old Apa - a self-confessed dog lover - said he understood where the outrage came from. Posts about Movie studio cancels premiere of A Dogs Purpose written by FIREPAW. "That is a classic example of how the media over here. The former Shortland Street actor and current Riverdale heart-throb said the footage furore had opened his eyes to the fickleness of the American film industry. Universal Pictures has cancelled the premiere of the film A Dog’s Purpose amid the controversy surrounding a video which surfaced in which a German Shepherd was forced to perform in artificial. Public outcry over the clip forced the premiere to be cancelled.Ī Dog's Purpose follows a dog's soul through several different reincarnations from the 1960s to the present day as it tries to find its ultimate purpose.Īpa plays Ethan, an all-American teen and aspiring gridiron player whose bond with the animal helps him through his tough teenage years.
It appeared to show a German shepherd called Hercules being forced to jump into a tank of rushing water. The footage was released by animal rights group PETA three days before the film's premiere. LOS ANGELES This weekend’s Los Angeles premiere of A Dog’s Purpose has been canceled after leaked video prompted an investigation into the treatment of animals during the movie’s. Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment have canceled the Los Angeles premiere of 'A Dogs Purpose' this weekend amid calls for a boycott by PETA, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The footage had been "deliberately edited for the purpose of misleading the public and stoking public outrage", the investigation said.
Apa with A Dog's Purpose co-star Britt Robertson.
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