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Milla Jovovich on ‘Monster Hunter’ China controversy: “We should have researched it”

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Monster Hunter being pulled from cinemas in China.As part of an exclusive interview with NME, Jovovich addressed the backlash that the film received.

The issue stemmed from a ten second-long exchange that some Chinese viewers believed to “insult China”.The moment in question saw Jovovich’s Asian co-star MC Jin in conversation with a white male character.“Look at my knees!” shouts Jin. “What kind of knees are these?” asks his companion. “Chi-nese!” Jin replies.The line of dialogue was interpreted by some as an old, racist schoolyard rhyme that targeted Asian people.

Consequently, Chinese cinemas removed the film from their programming from its opening day. The dialogue in question has since been taken out of the film.Though Jovovich has.

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