‘Origin' X Account Shut Down

The X account for Ava DuVernay’s “Origin” has been shut down. This, after it decided to go rogue on Monday and bash Neon for not inviting the film’s cast and crew to the distributor’s Oscar afterparty.

I didn’t know this, but there had been other tweets propping up on the “Origin” account calling out Neon’s lack of promotion for the film. On Feb. 27, the “Origin” account posted a screenshot of a Showbiz 411 article published Feb. 25 that read, “Neon Pictures has already snuffed out Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin’ and Michael Mann’s ‘Ferrari.’ What happened to this company? They certainly put all their eggs in the ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Basket. And that one has not even made $5 million after 19 weeks!”

The “Origin” account had also retweeted years-old posts about Neon’s “erratic distribution” and “mishandl[ing]” of Chinonye Chukwu’s 2019 film “Clemency,” as well as the lawsuit against Neon due to the 2018 Aretha Franklin concert film “Amazing Grace.”

Meanwhile, despite the attacks, Neon is continuing to promote “Origin” on their social media accounts, due in part to it now being available for purchase on digital.