Movie Showing Elites Hunting Down Trump Supporters Slated to Hit Theaters in September
Source: Movie Showing Elites Hunting Down Trump Supporters Slated to Hit Theaters in September
A movie showing liberals stalking supporters of President Donald Trump is slated to be released in September but has lost an advertisement on ESPN in the wake of two mass shootings on Aug. 3 and Aug. 4.
The movie, āThe Hunt,ā from Universal Pictures, shows people hunting down ādeplorables,ā a term failed presidential contender Hillary Clinton used to describe supporters of Trump during the 2016 campaign.
āDid anyone see what our [expletive]-in-chief just did?ā one character asks others early in the movie, reported theĀ Hollywood Reporter.Ā āAt least The Huntās coming up. Nothing better than going out to the Manor and slaughtering a dozen deplorables.ā
According to the Reporter, the movieās script features blue-state characters choosing to hunt red-state characters who expressed pro-life positions or were deemed racist.
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One executive who passed on the script told the outlet that he didnāt even read it, adding: āThe idea seemed crazy.ā
āEmployees in different departments were questioning the wisdom of making such a movie in these times,ā added a filmmaker with ties to Universal. āIn light of the horrific [recent shootings], is this not the most craven, irresponsible, dangerous exploitation?ā
Executives have tried billing the film as satire, though itās unclear whatās satirical about it. A search for interviews from anyone involved with the film didnāt turn up anything.
An inside source told the Reporter that Universal is trying to decide what to do in the wake of the mass shootings. Some executives want to support Blum, one of Universalās top producers, and Zobel, and view the project as satire. But plans couldĀ change āif people think weāre being exploitative rather than opinionated,ā the source added.
The first teaser for Craig Zobel's 'The Hunt' sets up a dangerous game: https://t.co/fhMLPgnzvm pic.twitter.com/3QsLK7t1Ks
— The Film Stage š½ (@TheFilmStage) July 15, 2019
ESPN pulled an advertisement for the movie over the weekend while AMC aired an ad Sunday night.
According to theĀ official descriptionĀ for the movie, it shows 12 strangers waking up in a clearing. āThey donāt know where they are, or how they got there. They donāt know theyāve been chosenāfor a very specific purposeāThe Hunt.ā
āIn the shadow of a dark internet conspiracy theory, a group of elites gathers for the very first time at a remote Manor House to hunt humans for sport. But the elitesā master plan is about to be derailed because one of the hunted, Crystal, knows The Huntersā game better than they do. She turns the tables on the killers, picking them off, one by one, as she makes her way toward the mysterious woman at the center of it all,ā the description added.
The first trailer for @blumhouse's #TheHuntMovie reveals the hunt is on. And it's brutal.https://t.co/DidDQBDfNY
— The Credits (@TheCredits) July 30, 2019
The movie stars Betty Gilpin, Hilary Swank, and Emma Roberts, was written by Nick Cuse and Damon Lindelof, directed by Craig Zobel, and produced by Blumhouse Productions. Itās rated R.
Wayne Dupleeās character, one of the strangers who wakes up in the clearing, tells the others inĀ a trailerĀ that he knows what happened.
āEvery year, a bunch of elites kidnap normal folk like us and hunt us for sport,ā he says. The group lists where they are all from, which includes Wyoming, Mississippi, and Florida.
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