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TMNT Poster Shocks with 9/11 Gaffe

Fans are pissed off at the Michael Bay-produced TMNT flick yet again — and not for the changes to canon — but this time, because of an awkward PR gaffe posted on social media.

Paramount Australia posted this poster — which features the Turtles jumping head-first out of a burning skyscraper — on Facebook and Twitter with the following caption: “Check out the official poster for #TMNT in cinemas September 11.” The film happens to open on the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

Here’s a screenshot of Paramount Australia’s original tweet: