Warner Bros. Fires Consultant Behind Negative FOXCATCHER Tweets

Warner Bros. has fired the consultant responsible for the negative tweets about Sony's film FOXCATCHER.

Under the name "WB Digital," Warner Bros. originally believed the account to be a fake, and they arranged for Twitter to shut it down immediately. However, upon further research, WB discoverd that the account was created by an external public relations consultant in charge of promotional work for WB.

In a statement released on Saturday morning, the studio said that, "posting anything that can be seen as a negative comment about one of our competitors is totally unacceptable and contrary to our operating policies." They also announced that the consultant involved in the tweets would no longer be employed by the studio.

WB closed by saying, "We apologize to our friends at Sony."

FOXCATCHER is a 2014 American biographical drama film co-produced and directed by Bennett Miller. Written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman, the film stars Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo, and Vanessa Redgrave. It is based on the true events surrounding John du Pont's efforts in hiring the Schultz brothers to help train US wrestling and swimming Olympians, and du Pont's subsequent murder of David Schultz.

FOXCATCHER competed for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, where Miller won the Best Director Award. The film garnered three Golden Globe Award nominations, including Best Picture.

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