The Mummy poster banned from London Underground

Boing Boing is reporting that the U.K.'s Advertising Standards Authority has banned posters for Lee Cronin's new film The Mummy from the London Underground. The decision came after the authority upheld a complaint that the ads depicted a realistic impression of a dead child — imagery deemed too graphic for public display. The film is a gritty reimagining of the public domain monster.

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