Has Anne of Green Gables 'gone Hollywood'?

When we think of Anne of Green Gables, some of the characteristics that stand out are her red hair, pigtails, light complexion, freckles and feisty demeanour.

Netflix, in a poster promoting the eight-hour series Anne for an American audience, has given Anne Shirleyamakeover.

Gone are many of Anne's freckles and she appears to have acquired a bit of a tan.

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The series issetto beginstreaming May 12 in the United States. The Netflix poster is a version of the one CBC usesto promote the show, whichfirst aired on March 19.

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Not everyone is happy with the makeover, ascomments on social media clearly show.

People on the streets of Charlottetown also weighed in on Anne's new look. Anne isplayed by14-year-oldIrish actress AmybethMcNulty.

'More glamorous'

"Oh wow. Yeah, that is very different," said David Ramsay. "They've kind of gotten rid of the freckles, which is kind of iconic She's about being yourself, so, they've kind of changed what the original intent was."

Gillian Marchbank added that she prefers Anne with freckles.

"It looks like they're trying to make her look more glamorous or prettier or something," she said.

Martha Jewellsaid she preferred the Netflix version.

"The grey [background] kind of makes it seem dark," she said.

In terms of enhancing Anne's appearance on the Netflix poster, Jewell was indifferent.

"Pretty harmless," she said.

Too 'Hollywood'

Joanne Mulley said the Netflix poster makes Anne look "Hollywood."

"It's not the cute Anne," she said.

The original poster CBC used to promote the series is "true to form," Mulley said.

"It's who she is. It's natural. It's representative of Anne."

A media spokesperson for Netflixin the U.S.said on Saturday that the company was declining to comment for this story.

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