If you find the idea of recreating Kurt Cobain's candlelight memorial a bit distasteful, imagine how his former bandmates feel about it.

The event, which occurred in 1994 shortly after the Nirvana frontman's death, was reenacted on Friday in downtown Seattle for a scene in the upcoming movie "A Leonard Cohen Afterworld," starring Jared Leto (see "Cobain Memorial To Be Recreated In Seattle For Film").

Last week, former Nirvana members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic, along with Cobain's estate, got wind of a planned contest promotion that New Line Cinema had prepared to entice Seattle-area people to participate in the scene. Naturally, they weren't too pleased about it.

Through a press release, Grohl stated, "The real problem is that the average kid listening to the radio or reading the paper has no idea that we're not involved with this... offering door prizes as a means of getting people to 'look grunge' for the camera."

Novoselic added, "It's the same old story, people trying to exploit everything Nirvana stood for -- and continues to stand for -- just to turn a buck."

A representative of the Estate of Kurt Cobain also weighed in on the subject, adding, "We are not participating in this film. We find it without merit and boring."

"A Leonard Cohen Afterworld" will be released sometime next year.