King Kong (1976) - As the film involved the title character climbing the World Trade Center, its DVD at the time reflected this scene from the original poster art.However, as of Christmas 2018, the scene with the WTC was restored. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) - features a scene atop the WTC, which was edited out on several television channels.Igby Goes Down (2002) - has several shots of the WTC towers edited out.Armageddon (1998) - premiering on ABC around April 2002, the scene in which the World Trade Center gets hit by meteors and catches on fire was edited out because of its similarity to the September 11 attacks.People I Know (2002) - scenes of the WTC were removed, but it can be found on the DVD release in the deleted scenes featurette.Kissing Jessica Stein (2001) - Shots of the WTC were removed before the film's release.Stuart Little 2 (2002) - shots of the World Trade Center were digitally removed.The towers were digitally removed in the scene where Deeds and Chuck Cedar play tennis, which was shot on Roosevelt Island in spring 2001. Deeds (2002) - the shots of the World Trade Center were partially seen in this comedy film: one was shot in the helicopter for the scene where Longfellow Deeds arrives in New York City, and one was shot in Upper West Side, which it shows the entire Manhattan skyline. During the re-editing of the film, Michell reinserted them as a tribute. In the DVD commentary, he admitted that it was a mistake to erase them, and pretend they did not exist. Changing Lanes (2002) - director Roger Michell had the WTC towers digitally removed from the opening main title sequence in the film.The building was changed to the Statue of Liberty. Men in Black II (2002) - featured a climax that included the World Trade Center.Serendipity (2001) - shots of the WTC were digitally removed.However, they moved to quickly cut out and replace shots of the towers from the edit, such as the opening shot, which now instead shows Brooklyn. Don't Say a Word (2001) - Theatrically released nearly three weeks after the attacks, the filmmakers contemplated delaying the film, but ultimately decided against it.Zoolander (2001) - In the film, which was theatrically released nearly three weeks after the attacks, the WTC was digitally deleted.The second, a scene of Spider-Man hanging onto a flagpole with a large American flag, was seen in later trailers and at the end of the film. In the first, a group of New Yorkers attack the Green Goblin over the Queensboro Bridge, with one saying “You mess with one of us, you mess with all of us”. Two scenes were added to the film in response to the attacks. A shot of the World Trade Center was deleted from the film, but it can be found on the Sony Pictures Stock Footage website.
A poster with the World Trade Center reflected in Spider-Man's eyes was also recalled, while the short teaser trailer of the film also removed the towers from Spider-Man's reflection eye. Spider-Man (2002) - A teaser trailer of the film was removed from circulation, as it featured Spider-Man capturing a helicopter filled with criminals in a web spun between the Twin Towers.Edited films With the World Trade Center removed In all, roughly 45 films were edited or postponed because of the 9/11 attacks. There are also many films which notably were not edited. There were various reasons given for the alterations, including keeping material up-to-date, as a gesture of respect for those who died, and to avoid trauma for those emotionally affected by the attack. The most common way of editing was to delete obscure shots of the World Trade Center and events similar to the attacks. Numerous films that were in production were cancelled, and many films were edited. For for films about the 9/11 attacks, see List of films about the September 11 attacks. This article is about Films referencing the WTC.