Zoë Kravitz'sBlink TwiceIssues a Trigger Warning AfterIt Ends With UsFaced Criticism for Lacking One
Mar. 15, 2025Blake Lively inIt Ends with Us(2024); Channing Tatum inBlink Twice(2024).Photo:Zachary Greenwood/Amazon
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Amazon MGM Studios issued a trigger warning ahead of the release ofZoë Kravitz’s movieBlink Twice.
On Aug. 21,the warning was postedto the film’s official social media accounts and began, “We are proud to finally shareBlink Twicewith audiences in theaters worldwide this week.”
“Blink Twiceis a psychological thriller about the abuse of power,” the post continued. “While this is a fictionalized movie, it contains mature themes and depictions of violence — including sexual violence. This may be upsetting or triggering for some viewers. For resources that offer support, visitBlinkTwiceResources.com.”
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The film, adapted fromColleen Hoover’s 2016 novelof the same name, alsopartnered with nomore.orgon a “Viewers’ Guide … to help increase awareness and action that’s needed to stop domestic and sexual abuse and encourage healthy relationships.”
“When watching the film in a packed theater with a colleague on opening night, our first reaction as the film ended was disappointment that no resources were immediately offered for survivors as soon as credits rolled,” Stumpf wrote. “Later, there was an end credits message, though it came after many had left.”
Naomi Ackie and Adria Arjona in “Blink Twice”.Carlos Somonte/Amazon
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Lively, 36, previously spoke about the themes inIt Ends With Us, and her character Lily Bloom, on the red carpet at the London premiere of the movie on Aug. 8, before its wide release the following day.
“I think that that’s deeply empowering to remind people that no one else can define you, no experience can define you — you define you,” Lively continued. “I reallyfeel like we delivered a storythat’s emotional and it’s fun and it’s funny and it’s painful and it’s scary and it’s tragic and it’s inspiring. And that’s what life is.”
Also on her Instagram Stories, theGossip Girlalum posted resources for survivors of domestic violence. “Everyone deserves relationships free from domestic violence. The National Domestic Violence Hotline provides confidential support 24/7/365,” Lively wrote,adding a link to the hotlineas well as, “For immediate help text ‘START’ to 88788.”
Blake Lively in “It Ends With Us”.Nicole Rivelli/SONY PICTURES
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It Ends With Usis rated PG-13 “for domestic violence, sexual content and some strong language,” according to the Motion Picture Association (MPA).
Blink Twice, which marks the directorial debut for Kravitz, 35, and stars her fiancéChanning Tatum, is rated R “for strong violent content, sexual assault, drug use and language throughout, and some sexual references,” per the MPA.
A synopsis for that film teases that cocktail waitress Frida (Naomi Ackie) travels to tech billionaire Slater King’s (Tatum) private island. “Strange things start to happen” there, and “there is something wrong with this place.” Frida has to “uncover the truth if she wants to make it out of this party alive.”
It Ends With Usis in theaters now.Blink Twiceis in theaters Aug. 23.
source: people.com
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