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A theater in New York City has yanked the trailer for Universal's United 93 over concerns that people aren't ready for Hollywood to lend its trademark delicate touch to a national tragedy still fresh in people's minds, even if the movie is being released later this month one way or the other. The studio, however, isn't planning to recall or alter the preview footage, feeling it's a "responsible" and "fair" representation of the totally non-exploitative entertainment product to follow. Reports the NY Times:

"The film is not sanitized or softened, it's an honest and real look" at the events on United Airlines Flight 93, Mr. Fogelson said. "If I sanitized the trailer beyond what's there, am I suggesting that the experience will be less real than what the movie itself is? We as a company feel comfortable that it is a responsible and fair way to show what's coming."

Concerns about the trailer aside, the most important question isn't really if America is "ready" for a movie about the terrorist attacks—it's if we're ready for what will inevitably follow if the movie's box office reveals mainstream acceptance of the industry's 9-11-centered projects. Should United 93 open big, prepare yourselves for a romantic comedy about the unlikely chemistry between a charming conspiracy theorist (played by Charlie Sheen, naturally) and Reese Witherspoon's young, spunky widow of the attacks.