'Green Book' writer/producer is banned from awards season promo for anti-Muslim comments

[masterofmystery]

The Green Book challenge: How do you disappear someone from an awards campaign when he's been front and center for months? https://t.co/j0QDOUHfgs
- Matthew Belloni (@THRMattBelloni) January 11, 2019

Despite the fact that writer/producer Nick Vallelonga (son of the real-life inspiration of 'Green Book's lead Viggo Mortensen's character), apologized

Comments

[holyfrijoles_2]

Uh what happens in the (irritatingly likely) event he gets a nom for best screenplay? Will he be able to go to the ceremony then or...

Maybe this’ll sink the movie’s chances and Adam McKay will get in for vice instead (i didn’t love that movie but I def liked it more than green book)

[buzzybhn]

I hope most members are procrastinators and waited until the last minute to submit their ballot, lol. Voting opened Monday and this shit dropped Wednesday night-ish, so hopefully thats enough time for people to learn about it and not vote for him. Like last year Franco got exposed around the same time and didn't get nominated, so hopefully the same happens to this dickhead.

[masterofmystery]

yeah voting ends on monday but the critics choice are sundays and i have a bad feeling that's going to heavily sway last-minute voters

[dannyupshaw]

ok

this is sort of kind of related, someone make a True Detective post

[savannah_rose24]

These people are trash. I’m so sad for Mahershala Ali having to work with these racist, islmaphobic assholes. Just saw a story about Vallelonga apologizing to him (this after Viggo’s dumbass comments), but I really don’t want this movie to win anymore awards.

[savannah_rose24]

MTE.

[sparklytootsie]

i feel like his comments are further proof this movie's story is fabricated and the shirley family are telling the truth

[tanglespiders]

oh wow, what a punishment, making him not do promo so his movie has a better chance at winning an award

[snovasam]

Whatever. If Greenbook wins then he wins.