OTTAWA—After initially refusing, Netflix has agreed to remove images of the 2013 Lac-Megantic disaster from its blockbuster film, Bird Box. “Netflix and the filmmakers of Bird Box have decided to replace the clip,” a spokesman for the streaming company said in an email to The Canadian Press. “We’re sorry for any pain caused to the Lac-Megantic community.”After initially refusing, Netflix has agreed to remove images of the 2013 Lac-Megantic disaster from its blockbuster film, Bird Box. Demands that the brief scene be removed came from politicians at all levels, including Lac-Megantic Mayor Julie Morin. The Canadian Press learned that the footage will be removed from the film within the next two weeks.

Source: thestar March 14, 2019 13:28 UTC