Pangu Plaza Revokes Permission Of Use in Age of Extinction, Asks to Stop The Movie Release in China
Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2014 9:05 pm
According to the Latimes.com, a Beijing hotel called the Pangu Plaza which is featured in Transformers Age of Extinction has revoked permission of its use in the movie. Paramount and Pangu had an agreement in June 2013 to use the hotel in the movie and advertising. They allege that their partners had not lived up to their side of the bargain and has gone so far to ask that the goverment to suspend or stop the movie's release. Paramount is working to resolve its concerns. You can read the full article here.
Latimes.com wrote:The investment company behind Pangu Plaza, a Beijing property featured in the new "Transformers" movie, said on Friday it is suspending cooperation with the film.
The company said it revoked permission to use Pangu’s image in "Transformers: Age of Extinction," as well as in advertising for the film. The company warned all parties not to use Pangu’s image, trademark or any shots of the interior or exterior, and it said any such images, if already included, should be removed.
Latimes.com wrote:Pangu said it is asking SARFT, the government agency that controls release of films in China, to suspend or stop the movie’s release, which is slated for June 27 on the mainland. The film had its premiere in Hong Kong on Thursday and is scheduled to be shown as the closing night film of the Shanghai Film Festival on Sunday.