娱乐英语新闻:Toronto film festival cancels "London Fields" premiere amid legal proceedings

BEIJING, Sept. 18 (Xinhuanet) – Organizers of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) have cancelled the premiere of "London Fields" after the director sued the producers.

Director Mathew Cullen filed legal proceedings against producers Christopher Hanley and Jordan Gertner, saying they altered the movie and added offensive imagery about Islam and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

A spokesperson for TIFF said: "With uncertainty surrounding the creative vision of the version of the film scheduled to be screened on September 18th, we feel it is only appropriate that we remove this film from the Festival lineup."

Mathew Cullen, who has won Grammy Awards for directing Black Eyed Peas' "Boom Boom Pow" and Weezer's "Pork and Beans" videos.

Publicist Maxine Leonard said in a statement on behalf of the producers that Machew was given two deadlines to deliver a "director's cut" but missed both deadlines.