http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2005-03-09/#film1Movie Chains Refusing Bookings for 'Passion' Many theater chains have rejected Mel Gibson's recut version of The Passion of the Christ because it is being rereleased without a rating and because the original is available on DVD, the Hollywood Reporter reported today (Wednesday). Some of the more intensely violent scenes of the movie have been removed in hopes of attracting a younger audience with a PG-13 ratings. Nevertheless, the MPAA gave the new version an R rating, which Gibson rejected. In a statement on his website, www.passionrecut.org, Gibson says: "Some of you felt the intensity of the film was prohibitive (to some people). I listened to that, and it inspired me to recut the film to cater to those people who might not have seen it because of its intensity or brutality. Indeed I have softened it somewhat. It's still a hard film. I maintained the integrity of the film that I wanted to make yet alleviated some of the horrific aspects of it." Terrell Falk of the Cinemark chain told the Reporter: "We have a policy against playing unrated films. Even though we did quite well with it the first time around, we will not play it now." Regal Theaters, which recently settled a lawsuit with Gibson's Icon Productions, said it also will not play the movie. Century Theatres is also considering not playing it. The trade publication reported that Loews Cineplex and AMC will screen it but plan to enforce the R rating.
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