An official Barbie Movie Twitter account replied to memes which featured the film's star Margot Robbie and Oppenheimer actor Cillian Murphy in front of a backdrop of flames. The account also responded to a meme showing Robbie's hair replaced with an apparent mushroom cloud.
The Japanese subsidiary of Warner Bros criticised the official US Barbie film Twitter account - and called its response to the Barbenheimer memes"highly regrettable".
Warner Bros Japan's own Barbie account issued a statement, saying they take this"very seriously" and asked the US head office to take action."The studio offers a sincere apology," it added in a statement seen by US entertainment site Deadline.Oppenheimer: The 'destroyer of worlds' who built the atomic bomb
In Japan, the hashtag #NoBarbenheimer has been trending on social media, with users criticising the images and claiming it trivialises nuclear weapons and the impact the atomic bomb attacks had on the country. One critical post said many victims of the atomic bombs were children the same age of those playing with Barbie dolls and that the memes were inconsiderate.
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