Kali Hawk

UNIVERSAL PICTURES RESPOND TO COUPLES RETREAT INTERNATIONAL POSTER BACKLASH

November 19, 2009

In October I blogged about the film Couples Retreat and it’s suspect promotional material. Click here to read. The international poster promoting the film (also seen here in Britain) does not feature African American actors Faizon Love and Kali Hawk. However the US poster does feature both actors but they have both been deliberately placed right at the back. Since then our very own Daily Mail has picked up on the story and featured this article via their website on Monday. In response to the controversy Universal Pictures said, the poster […]

‘COUPLES RETREAT’ FILM POSTER: UNIVERSAL PICTURES YOU HAVE SOME EXPLAINING TO DO!

October 15, 2009

It was brought to my attention last night that the international promotional poster for the newly released film Couples Retreat starring African-American actors Faizon Love and Kali Hawk is terribly misleading. A friend told me that Faizon Love and Kali Hawk both have relatively big roles in this film. But you wouldn’t know that from looking at the promotional poster created for the international market. Check out the differences between the US market and the International market posters below.  The poster created for the US market.  OK so Faizon and Kali […]