Each clue in the puzzle describes a movie with something changed to reflect a letter change in the movies title. "Peter" in each clue represents a specific actor in the movie. The actors are in alphabetical order by last name.
Real Title |
Adjusted Title |
New letter |
"Peter" |
Burnt |
Burst |
S |
Bradley Cooper |
Mr. Wrong |
Ms. Wrong |
S |
Ellen DeGeneres |
Gone in Sixty Seconds |
None in Sixty Seconds |
N |
Angelina Jolie |
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire |
The Hunger Games: Catching Tire |
T |
Jennifer Lawrence |
Dallas Buyers Club |
Dallas Busers Club |
S |
Jared Leto |
Star Wars: The Force Awakens |
Stat Wars: The Force Awakens |
T |
Lupita Nyong'o |
Legends of the Fall |
Legends of the Fill |
I |
Brad Pitt |
Eat Pray Love |
Eat Pray Rove |
R |
Julia Roberts |
LA Confidential |
WA Confidential |
W |
Kevin Spacey |
The Hours |
The Hoers |
E |
Meryl Streep |
Magic Mike XXL |
Magic Mike AXL |
A |
Channing Tatum |
Googling several of these actors together will show that all of them appeared in the famous Oscar selfie tweeted by Ellen DeGeneres at the Academy Awards in 2014. The "Peter" in the puzzle refers to Peter Nyong'o, brother of Lupita, who photo-bombed the selfie and hasn't appeared in any movies.
Ordering the new letters by the left-to-right order the actors appeared in the selfie gives the answer:
STAR WITNESS