Just throw him in."Įventually, the dog was shoved into the water but even then wouldn't comply, still desperately struggling to get out of the water. "I don't think he wants to go in," said the voice, now chuckling. "Just gotta throw him in," said one off-screen voice, while the handler attempted to shove him in, managing to dip Hercules' feet in the water before the dog jumped defiantly back onto the ledge. In the about one-minute-long clip from November 2015, a German Shepard named Hercules stood between its handler and a large pool of churning water in preparation to shoot a scene.īut Hercules appeared frightened, leaning away from the turbulent white water and struggling to escape his handler's grasp.
#Video of a dogs purpose movie#
"Was there a point to this journey of mine? And how did bacon fit in?" the dog asked in the trailer, eventually concluding, "If I can get you licking and loving, I have my purpose."īut another video - this one less family friendly - published by TMZ on Wednesday incited some to promise a boycott of the movie and has prompted an investigation into its filming. The short clip followed a golden retriever who is reincarnated time and time again - as a German Shephard, a corgi and even a Saint Bernard - serving a new owner each time, until he eventually reunites with his original owner. A Dog's Purpose, starring Britt Robertson, Dennis Quaid, and Josh Gad as the dog's voice, is out on January 27.The trailer for "A Dog's Purpose," the new children's dramedy from Swedish director Lasse Hallstrom ("Chocolate," "The Cider House Rules"), promised an adorable romp when the movie is released on Jan. Now, this controversy surrounding the movie is upsetting us all over again - and it hasn't even hit theaters yet. The emotional trailer for the film alone had us bawl (and made some of us prone to crying about animals weary of even seeing it).
"PETA is calling on dog lovers to boycott the film in order to send the message that dogs and other animals should be treated humanely, not as movie props," the group said in a statement reported by People. The last few seconds of the video show a different incident, with the dog submerged in the pool struggling to swim across the current towards a handler.Īmblin Partners and Universal Pictures told TMZ in a statement, "Fostering a safe environment and ensuring the ethical treatment of our animal actors was of the utmost importance to those involved in making this film and we will look into the circumstances surrounding this video."īut animal rights activist organization PETA has already come out ardently against A Dog's Purpose. When the dog is finally forced into the water, the animal goes underwater immediately, somebody yells, "Cut it!" and several people hurry to the dog. "You just got to throw him in!" one of them says.
Throughout the video - shot on the Winnipeg, Canada set of the drama in November 2015, reports TMZ - there are off-camera voices commenting on the unfolding situation.
The handler keeps pushing the dog (one of the five used in filming) towards the edge of the water, while the dog struggles to stay on dry land using is paws. It is clear in the minute-long video that the dog is scared of going into the large pool, in which a quick current was created by eight motors churning the water. (Per TMZ, at least five different dogs were used to produce the movie, which is about a dog who reincarnates into different breeds with new owners.) TMZ first obtained the controversial clip, apparently filmed by a crew member, that shows a German Shepherd being forced into rapidly moving water. A disturbing behind-the-scenes video from the set of A Dog's Purpose has people questioning the treatment of the dog in the scene and calling for a boycott of the movie.
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