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Monster Hunter Movie Director And Star Apologise To Chinese Viewers For Racist Joke

“I apologise for any anxiety or upset that this line and its interpretation caused”.

Paul WS Anderson’s much-hyped Monster Hunter movie hasn’t had the best of starts. Its release was kicked around following the COVID-19 pandemic which has thrown the world of cinema into complete disarray, and when it did eventually launch (in China, one of its biggest potential markets) it caused a storm thanks to a joke which is considered offensive in that country.

The offending scene saw Asian-American actor Jin Au-Yeung uttering the line “Look at my knees!”, to which another character replies: “What kind of knees are these?” Jin responds switch “Chi-nese!”

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