Wanted DVD promotion blasted from ad breaks

A TV advert to promote the DVD release of Angelina Jolie's action thriller Wanted has been banned by watchdogs for glamorising violence.

Britain's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has demanded the removal of the promotional footage from ad break schedules on TV over claims it makes the use of guns and violence look sexy.

In the ads, Jolie is seen kissing co-star James McAvoy during a high-speed car chase before the pair blast bullets in the direction of the viewer.

Now the ASA has ordered the movie's studio Universal to change its advert as it will not be allowed to be broadcast in its current form.

The governing body says, "(It was) inappropriate to be seen by older children because it could be seen to condone violence by glorifying or glamorising the use of guns".

It's not the first time Wanted's promotional trail has been halted by the ASA - it banned the film's posters last September (08) for the same reason.

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