Amazon Prime Video faced heavy criticism online after fans noticed that guns were digitally removed from promotional posters of classic James Bond films on its UK platform.
The edited artworks, released ahead of James Bond Day on October 5, showed the iconic 007 agent without his trademark Walther PPK pistol. In posters for Dr. No and GoldenEye, the gun was airbrushed out, while in A View to a Kill, Roger Moore’s arm was unnaturally extended to hide the weapon.
Fans and writers condemned the move on social media, calling it “cultural vandalism.” Author John A. Douglas posted side-by-side images of the altered posters, writing, “They photoshopped all the guns out… just in case you still had hope for Amazon running the franchise.”
British actor Rufus Jones mocked the redesigns, saying they made the stars look awkward, while another user quipped that Amazon was simply “being disarming.”
Following the widespread backlash, Prime Video quietly replaced the altered images with original stills from the films but declined to comment on the controversy.
Source: NDTV