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Hollywood Is Tricking Audiences Into Theaters With Bait-And-Switch Trailers
They say not to judge a book by its cover or a movie by its trailer. But let’s be honest – we all do sometimes. And recently, that teaser intro hasn't been telling us the full truth.
By Jillian Schroeder4 min read
Sony’s female-led comic book film Madame Web was released last week to some of the worst reviews in comic book film history. Considered by some to be “the worst movie of all time,” Madame Web has a chaotic web of reasons it flopped so spectacularly, but among them is this: The film’s trailer lies to its audience about the kind of movie they’re going to see.