The new Hunger Games poster is really rude

Jennifer Lawrence stars in The Hunger Games films.

*Warning: This article contains explicit language*

The latest Hunger Games marketing strategy has accidentally printed the C-word across actress Jennifer Lawrence's face.

A poster advertising the final film in the hugely popular movie franchise was released last week featuring Lawrence's face with the words "100 days until The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part Two".

However due to the unfortunate font layout a certain four-letter is clearly visible.

The "unt" from "until" is placed next to the second "0" from "100", which was formatted to look like a "C" making the word "C***" clearly visible.

Entertainment company Lionsgate swiftly deleted the poster from the official Hunger Games Twitter account, but not before fans spotted the error.

#HungerGames just dropped the c-bomb. Brilliant! http://t.co/HKY35iLNVv pic.twitter.com/POtaaoQExz

— Rosalie Odtojan (@RosalieOdtojan) August 16, 2015

Variety reports that Lionsgate is yet to comment on the unfortunate mistake.

"Tell me that doesn't say c***? Dear me," Twitter user Lina wrote.

Some were unimpressed: "The new Hunger Games Poster wasn't well thought through," wrote Charlee.

But others were more forgiving: "Over hearing about the Hunger Games graphic. Mistakes happen and evidently some ppl have way too much time on their hands," Hunger Games Fans wrote.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 poster. Photo / Twitter.com/TheHungerGames via Variety

Mockingjay Part 2 is the final chapter in The Hunger Games series and will be released on November 19.

The film stars Jennifer Lawrence, Australian actor Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson and will cover a final, dangerous mission to liberate citizens of war-torn Panem.

- AAP