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Marvel released a poster for Avengers: Endgame, the follow-on to Avengers: Infinity War, yesterday and it came with a particularly problematic omission.
Fans were quick to point out that Danai Gurira was the only actor appearing on the poster whose name was not included in the top billing.
Gurira, who portrays Okoye in the MCU, was the only one of the thirteen actors appearing on the poster to be omitted from the top billing. Billing is usually something negotiated ahead of time by an actor's agent, but it still seemed odd that she was the only one not named.
People noted that if they could make room for 12 names, they could almost as easily make room for a 13th.
Fans wasted no time in calling Marvel out about the omission, questioning what the reasoning was.
Why is Danai Gurira not named @Marvel? Sheβs on the poster π€ https://t.co/U8hyoqSn08β Colpetty (@Colpetty)1552568880.0
@kxIIer @Marvel If she was just another cast member (which she isnβt, sheβs one of the main characters in Marvelβsβ¦ https://t.co/ICe4mdK2mQβ Colpetty (@Colpetty)1552580543.0
@Colpetty @Marvel Yes, why's her name omitted? We need answers please.β Seun (@Seun)1552587345.0
leaving out danai gurira's name on the poster while bradley cooper's name is there i- https://t.co/KefStY3AoQβ π©π€π§π ππ‘π‘ππ£π (@π©π€π§π ππ‘π‘ππ£π)1552585549.0
Some assumed it was human error that led to the exclusion.
You got to have a meeting with your photoshop team. Danai Gurira isn't credited on top lol https://t.co/UbFU3pJQGcβ Von Don (@Von Don)1552567967.0
Really does look like Okoyeβs thinking βYeah great, so you headline mention every other person on the poster exceptβ¦ https://t.co/HkL3VTnrrfβ ReadItDaddy (@ReadItDaddy)1552576797.0
Others were less shocked and more jaded.
@Colpetty @Marvel I'm about as shocked as I was when I learned that rich white people pay to get their kids into college...β Mrs. Savvy Esq. (@Mrs. Savvy Esq.)1552588082.0
@Complex https://t.co/aOydmYeyXvβ GΓan Franco (@GΓan Franco)1552586304.0
Marvel has since re-released the poster, this time with Gurira's name included.
She should have been up there all this time. Check out the official Marvel Studios' #AvengersEndgame poster.β¦ https://t.co/5ayV2Vi6ePβ Marvel Studios (@Marvel Studios)1552592351.0
@MarvelStudios @DanaiGurira Fans threw that first poster back at Marvel like: https://t.co/187V1n9MM4β April 26th = Thanos' funeral (@April 26th = Thanos' funeral)1552593535.0
@MarvelStudios @DanaiGurira HELL YES SHE SHOULD HAVE!!!!!!!! Clearly you STILL DON'T GET IT!!!!! #WakandaForever https://t.co/CFBJvkWWT8β Diva3102 (@Diva3102)1552605141.0
@Colpetty @Marvel Super glad they fixed it. Sheβs amazing.β Gerald Mansfield (@Gerald Mansfield)1552620623.0
Whatever the original reason for Gurira not being included, it is good that Marvel were quick to fix the error.
The company was willing to listen to its fans and not afraid to admit when it was wrong.
If you want to catch up on all the action from Avengers: Infinity War before watching Endgame, it's available now on multiple formats here.