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To: American Spirit who wrote (8980)	9/13/2001 3:35:29 PM
From: American Spirit	Respond to of 74559

Hollywood does its part to remove negative imagery/symbols: "Sony and Amblin announced they will change the ending of "Men in Black 2," due for release on July 3, because the World Trade Center was to be involved in the climax. While sources indicated that the ending had already been shot when footage was filmed in New York over the summer, the studio said that the scene hadn't been done yet. "There was a scene set against the background of the World Trade Center, and given yesterday's tragedy, we are now in the process of looking at alternatives," said a SPE spokesperson. Studios are also reviewing other footage shot. If it contains scenes of the towers, Ammer said, that footage "would not be part of the movie." "MIB 2" had, like all Sony pictures on the studio's Culver City lot, halted production Tuesday. Lensing resumed Wednesday. At Sony's Columbia Pictures, marketing execs pulled a teaser trailer for "Spider-Man," which showed bank robbers getting caught by a spider web between the twin towers of the World Trade Center. The trailer had appeared both in theaters and on the Internet. But, as the scene is not in the movie itself, the film will remain unchanged. Col also pulled the one-sheet for "Spider-Man" because the now demolished Twin Towers are reflected in the eyes of Spider-Man's mask. "The decision was an easy one," said Geoffrey Ammer, president of marketing for the Columbia TriStar marketing group. "It's based on humanity. No cost of editing can outweigh the sensitivity of the issue." Sony pulled the trailer not only from its own Web site Tuesday but any links to the trailer across the Internet. It will also remove the trailer from hundreds of theaters. "Spider-Man" remains on track to open May 3. DreamWorks also decided to pull a national advertising push for its upcoming prison drama, "The Last Castle." The campaign features an American flag flown upside-down, a universally recognized sign of distress. A spokeswoman said that DreamWorks will re-shape the film's promotional campaign to one that centers on stars James Gandolfini and Robert Redford. Pic is slated for an Oct. 12 release. Warner Bros. Pictures announced Wednesday that it would postpone the Oct. 5 release of its terrorism-themed thriller, "Collateral Damage," citing "respect for the victims and their families." A new date has not been skedded. In a related move, distrib is moving "Training Day," a rogue-cop drama starring Denzel Washington, to Oct. 5. Pic had been skedded to bow wide Sept. 21, but Warners distrib boss Dan Fellman said the recent events made it impossible to promote the film appropriately over the next several days.