Schwimmer 'refused Trust censor cuts'

David Schwimmer has revealed that he refused to alter his next directorial outing Trust in order to obtain a lower guidance rating.

Deadline reports that Schwimmer, whose project features Clive Owen as a father who has to deal with the fallout of his daughter's internet-related sexual assault, refused to change elements of the movie so as to have the R-rated film classified in a more family-friendly rating.

Schwimmer said: "There is no nudity, no overt sexuality other than what needed to be implied for a scene in the hotel room where we learn that a rape took place. I think the scene was tastefully handled."

He added: "The idea that Clive's character should respond by shouting 'Fiddlesticks' is just not real. Let's face it, kids have heard and seen it all.

"What I find frustrating is there are plenty of films that get PG-13 that are so violent. There is a double standard. You can't show nudity or hear the F-word, but you can show people being blown to bits and chopped up.

"Maybe a public forum will show that the ratings system needs to be updated to reflect the times. It is quite old."