Hathaway: Movies Killing Dogs Should Auto-Get R Rating — SkimNews
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- Anne Hathaway told Complex that movies killing dogs should automatically receive an R rating 'doesn't matter if anybody curses, doesn't matter if there's violence,' during press for 'The End of Oak Street'
- Hathaway cited 'John Wick' as the film that traumatized audiences so badly that commenters on the new movie have been demanding assurance Starbuck the dog won't die
- Hathaway reassured audiences directly: 'We break rules in this movie, that might not be one of them. Don't worry' about Starbuck's fate
- The End of Oak Street co-stars Ewan McGregor alongside Hathaway as parents protecting their family from dinosaurs after their suburban street travels back millions of years in time
- David Robert Mitchell ('It Follows,' 'Under the Silver Lake') directs the Warner Bros. tentpole, with J.J. Abrams producing
- The End of Oak Street is now playing in theaters nationwide
Why it matters: Hathaway's proposal highlights how a single plot choice — killing a dog — has become a flashpoint for audience anxiety powerful enough to overshadow traditional R-rating triggers like profanity and violence. The studio's choice to cast an identifiable canine hero (Starbuck) in a dinosaur-thriller tentpole signals Warner Bros. is aware of that anxiety and leaned into it for marketing.
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