Has the "Witnesses" team had a behind-the-scenes fall out?

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Has the "Witnesses" team had a behind-the-scenes fall out?

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In a blog piece promoting the film, and to answer the question of one interested party about the use of Witnesses posters for promoting organised viewings etc the Executive Co-Producer let something slip (inadvertently? deliberately?).
I’ve been approached by someone whose ward or stake is planning a young adult event to watch the movie. This person would like to know whether s/he can use the official film poster for publicity purposes. Here’s the answer from our distributor:

He/They/Everyone absolutely can do this. As long as they use the most correct and up-to-date poster. They can download it from the WITNESSES website. Also they cannot change anything or add anything to the poster when using it. They can only use the poster in its entirety on a flyer or a promotion that they create. With no alteration to the poster, its design, or its composition.

It’s important that the poster that’s used be the current official version. It must, for example, be the one that features the MPA rating and that identifies Mitch Davis, of the Writers Guild of America, as the film’s scriptwriter. If a prior poster is used, that might potentially create legal issues.
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/danpeters ... bling.html

One can deduce from this that some or all of the original advertising posters did not include credit for the scriptwriter, Mitch Davis, and that he took exception and threatened legal action if it wasn't corrected.

*It's worth noting though that a well established movie world advertising trick is to let something controversial slip in the lead up to a films distribution to create interest in it, especially if things aren't looking good.
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Re: Has the "Witnesses" team had a behind-the-scenes fall out?

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Re: Has the "Witnesses" team had a behind-the-scenes fall out?

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The Hollywood unions can be very picky when it comes to things like credits (as George Lucas found out), so it wouldn't be shocking if it had something to do with that.

But it's especially odd that there is no writer listed on the film's IMDB page, and Mitch Davis doesn't list it on his page.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13820428/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0205199/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
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Re: Has the "Witnesses" team had a behind-the-scenes fall out?

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I’ve worked with Mitch Davis, a good guy. Surely not one to cross though. I wonder if he’ll want to work with me now that I’ve left the church. Doubtful.
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Re: Has the "Witnesses" team had a behind-the-scenes fall out?

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cinepro wrote:
Tue May 11, 2021 11:42 pm
The Hollywood unions can be very picky when it comes to things like credits (as George Lucas found out), so it wouldn't be shocking if it had something to do with that.

But it's especially odd that there is no writer listed on the film's IMDB page, and Mitch Davis doesn't list it on his page.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13820428/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0205199/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
Those do seem to be unusual and noteworthy omissions.
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