Burger King Germany hijacked the ending of a screening of IT, offering a warning against trusting clowns. A week or so ago, it was reported that the Russian branch of fast food giant Burger King had filed a complaint with the government, in hopes of getting the film IT banned from the country. The restaurant alleged that Pennywise the Clown bore a resemblance to McDonald’s mascot Ronald McDonald, making the Stephen King adaptation essentially one long ad for McDonald’s.
While that crusade doesn’t seem to have gone anywhere – at least not so far – it looks like Burger King’s connection to IT isn’t quite finished yet. This time, Burger King’s German branch has seen fit to attach itself to the film, albeit in a much more lighthearted way than the Russians did. Seeing an opportunity to use Pennywise for its own benefit, Burger ...
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