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The Italian release of the Oscar-winning thriller Promising Young Woman has been delayed after the Italian-language version of the film sparked outrage for having male voice actor Roberto Pedicini voice the character Gail played by prominent trans actor Laverne Cox.
The film’s release was delayed from the planned May 13 date after a now restricted clip from the film depicted Cox’s character being dubbed over with Pedicini’s voice was posted to Universal Pictures Italy’s official YouTube channel on May 6. The clip is still online through Italian film and TV news outlet Movietele.
The preview clip immediately drew the ire of audiences on social media, including Italian trans voice actor Vittoria Schisano. “I think this dubbing choice was a straight-up act of violence,” Schisano told The Guardian. Schisano previously provided the Italian dub for Cox in the Netflix documentary series Amend: The Fight For America and said that she wasn’t considered to l
Universal Pictures Has Been Unacceptably Using Cis-Male Actors to Dub Laverne Cox s Voice Hedy Phillips
The release of
Promising Young Woman has been pushed back in Italy, as it was discovered last week that Universal Pictures Italy had dubbed Laverne Cox s character with a man s voice. Originally scheduled to premiere on May 13th,
Una Donna Promettente used actor Roberto Pedicini in place of Cox. After the studio shared a teaser clip to social media on May 6th, an uproar broke out and for good reason.
Following complaints from all angles, Universal Pictures International removed the clip from the internet and issued an apology to
Laverne Cox s Promising Young Woman role was dubbed by a man in the Italian version. and Universal plans to rerecord with female actors amid outrage from viewers
Cox, 48, plays a small role in the Oscar-winning black comedy Promising Young Woman as the manager of a coffee shop where star Carey Mulligan works
A preview clip of the Italian dub of the film was released on May 6, and viewers noticed that the male actor Roberto Pedicini dubbed Cox s character
Men also dubbed Cox s character in Germany and Spanish versions of the film
Universal Pictures International, which distributes the film, denied any malicious intent but plans to rerecord the part with female actors