Idris Elba Film Droped

The film, starring British actor Idris Elba, was released in the country last Wednesday, a day before Tunisian Mohamed Bouhlel drove his rented truck into a crowd on the promenade.


Revellers had been watching a fireworks display when they were attacked on Bastille Day - a national holiday that celebrates the start of the French revolution in 1789.

Jihadist group Islamic State has claimed the driver was one of its "soldiers" and authorities say Bouhlel was radicalised very quickly.

Production and distribution company Studiocanal pulled advertisements for the film on Friday out of respect to the victims.

But on Saturday they asked cinemas to stop screening the film altogether, according to Variety.
Lorry

The lorry which was involved in the massacre on the promenade

Before the request, many cinemas in France had continued to show Bastille Day.

The disruption to the film's release comes after its original release dates in the UK and Germany were delayed in the aftermath of the Paris attacks. It was released in the UK in April.

Luther actor Elba stars as a former CIA agent and Game Of Thrones actor Richard Madden plays a con artist in the James Watkins-directed movie.

The pair team up to stop a terrorist attack in the French capital.