Severed Fingers Too Much For MPAA

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the MPAA announced on Friday (Aug. 19) that its Advertising Administration didn't approve the materials that Lions Gate sent out to a number of web sites. The Advertising Administration, entrusted with reviewing all advertising and publicity materials submitted by producers and distributors for a film rating, would apparently have taken issue with the presence of chopped fingers in the ads.

"Saw II" is the sequel, of course, is the sequel to last fall's sleeper hit thriller that made some $55 million domestic. The film earned an R-rating, but theatrical trailers running on some websites for the sequel carry an R-rating that hasn't been approved by the MPAA. Lions Gate has reportedly already contacted all sites running the unauthorized trailer and artwork and will submit the materials through the correct channels.