Zoë Kravitz Explains Why She Renamed Her Movie Starring Channing Tatum: 'Some Women Were Offended'

"After researching it, women were offended by the word," said the first-time director

Zoë Kravitz is shedding light on the decision to change the title of her directorial debut.

Originally called Pussy Island, Blink Twice is now the official name for Kravitz's thriller, in theaters Aug. 23. The cast includes her fiancé Channing Tatum, plus Naomi Ackie, Alia Shawkat, Adria Arjona and more.

About the name change, Kravitz, 35, told Entertainment Weekly, "It was made very clear to me that 'p---y' is a word that we, our society, are not ready to embrace yet."

"There were a lot of roadblocks along the way, whether it be the MPAA not wanting to put it on a poster, or a billboard, or a kiosk; movie theaters not wanting to put it on a ticket," she explained.

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Additionally, women seemed deterred from the film due to the previous title, Kravitz told the outlet.

"Interestingly enough," she said, "after researching it, women were offended by the word, and women seeing the title were saying, 'I don't want to see that movie,' which is part of the reason I wanted to try and use the word, which is trying to reclaim the word, and not make it something that we're so uncomfortable using."

Kravitz added, "But we're not there yet. And I think that's something I have the responsibility as a filmmaker to listen to. I care about people seeing the film, and I care about how it makes people feel."

The Batman actress also co-wrote the movie, about a billionaire, played by Tatum, who invites friends to a mysterious private island, including a Los Angeles cocktail waitress played by Ackie.

Back in August 2022, Kravitz said she didn't plan on altering the provocative title. She told WSJ. Magazine at the time: "The title came from that world. The title is the seed of the story. It represents this time where it would be acceptable for a group of men to call a place that and the illusion that we’re out of that time now."

Blink Twice is in theaters Aug. 23.

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