Editor’s note: The following article contains some spoilers for The Drama.
Ahead of last night’s premiere of Kristoffer Borgli‘s The Drama, gun violence prevention organization March for Our Lives released a statement calling out the A24 dark romantic comedy’s “deeply misaligned” marketing campaign.
On Thursday, the student-led advocacy group posted a disclaimer to Instagram, noting that while the org didn’t want to spoil the film’s premise, it had the obligation to discuss the themes presented in the Zendaya and Robert Pattinson two-hander. While much of the press tour has side-stepped conversation regarding its subject matter, what has been billed as the film’s “twist” reveals itself early on in the runtime, as Zendaya’s bride-to-be Emma reveals the worst thing she’s ever done is orchestrate a mass shooting at her school — though she did not go through with it.
“The film may be attempting to engage real
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