Universal Pictures Has Canceled “The Hunt”
Not the right time
The movie was scheduled for release on September 27th but has since been cancelled after the shootings in El Paso, Teas and Dayton, Ohio, last week.
The movie is a satirical thriller about a group of Americans who are captured to be hunted and killed for sport, following apparent criticism by President Donald Trump and a recent series of mass shootings.
A statement released reads;
“We stand by our filmmakers and will continue to distribute films in partnership with bold and visionary creators, like those associated with this satirical social thriller, but we understand that now is not the right time to release this film,” Universal said in a statement.
Trump took to twitter on Friday- bashing “liberal Hollywood.”
Liberal Hollywood is Racist at the highest level, and with great Anger and Hate! They like to call themselves “Elite,” but they are not Elite. In fact, it is often the people that they so strongly oppose that are actually the Elite. The movie coming out is made in order….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 9, 2019
….to inflame and cause chaos. They create their own violence, and then try to blame others. They are the true Racists, and are very bad for our Country!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 9, 2019
The film came from Blumhouse Productions, which has produced a number of popular horror films such as “The Purge” and “Get Out.”
