“Argyle” Movie Sparks Controversy in Israel with Dua Lipa’s Involvement

2024-01-31 14:16:42

The new movie that is coming to the cinemas in Israel, “Argyle”, which includes a cast of huge Hollywood stars, has been starring in the last few days on social networks and on the website of the company that bought the rights to the movie in Israel. In the film in question, superstars participate, among them Henry Cavill, Samuel L. Jackson, John Cena, Bryan Cranston and more. But we almost missed one of the stars of the movie, the singer Dua beautiful, whose presence in Israel was drastically downplayed in the trailer.

Lipa, as you know, became an enemy of Israel when she spoke out harshly against the state more than once, and even raised donations for the residents of Gaza about a week and a half after the brutal massacre on Shiva in October. And why did we almost miss it? Because the new trailer that was distributed significantly reduced references to Lipa’s presence in order not to harm ticket sales in Israel. TMI learned that the company “Srat Tov”, which bought the rights to distribute the film in Israel, made the purchase even before the war, and before the singer starred in pro-Palestinian headlines, so the company decided to obscure her participation in the trailer in order not to lose viewers.

Therefore, the company released a re-edited marketing for the film when they deleted Lipa’s name in the narration, and any mention of her name in the subtitles. The trailer itself has already been published and marketed, including on the page of “Arab Tov with Guy Pines”, who received the prepared trailer from the distribution company without knowing that it had been edited, so that Lipa’s appearance would be significantly reduced. It is important to emphasize that she herself does appear in the promo in question and it is not exactly difficult to recognize her. It may or may not be a coincidence, but when the film was released, Lipa changed her harsh statements, perhaps due to public relations considerations, and in recent weeks she has publicly shown compassion for every Israeli who lost their life on Black Shabbat.

The “Good Movie” company did not provide a response until the publication of the news.
“Arab Tov with Guy Pines” did not respond until the publication of the news.