The Hunt - The Most Dangerous Game: Twitter Edition

[Gordon Cole]

UPDATE: lol cancelled

Universal Cancels ‘The Hunt’ Release

Universal Pictures has canceled the release of its upcoming thriller “The Hunt.” The film was previously set to hit theaters Sept. 27.

“While Universal Pictures had already paused the marketing campaign for The Hunt, after thoughtful consideration, the studio has decided to cancel our plans to release the film, ” a spokesperson for Universal said in a statement. “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.”

Insiders tell Variety that the studio came to the decision alongside “The Hunt” filmmakers. They also said it was a tough decision for the company, but studio leadership ultimately determined that the film could wait.

Previously, Universal put a temporary halt on marketing for the film following a series of mass shootings. In the film’s few marketing materials that did air, stars such as Betty Gilpin and Ike Barinholtz could be seen brandishing assault rifles and pistols while taking on a group of would-be hunters.

Other cast members included Hilary Swank, Emma Roberts, Ethan Suplee and Justin Hartley. Jason Blum is producing for Blumhouse Productions alongside Damon Lindelof under his White Rabbit flag, and Craig Zobel directed.

https://variety.com/2019/film/news/...-gilpin-hilary-swank-emma-roberts-1203298774/

I decided to make a thread on this movie because 1.) It's Moviebob's wet dream, 2.) What the fuck are you doing, Glenn Howerton and 3.) Universal has pause and stopped advertising the movie in light of the El Paso and Dayton shootings. Damon Lindelof writing this is really just the cherry on top of the shit sundae.

The script for The Hunt features the red-state characters wearing trucker hats and cowboy shirts, with one bragging about owning seven guns because it's his constitutional right. The blue-state characters — some equally adept with firearms — explain that they picked their targets because they expressed anti-choice positions or used the N-word on Twitter. "War is war," says one character after shoving a stiletto heel through the eye of a denim-clad hillbilly.

The Hunt, in theaters probably 2020 September 27th never.

 

[gobbogobb]

Didn't this movie already get made in the 2000s with Stone Cold Steve Austin?

 

[Imperial Guardsman]

I can't wait to see the conspiracy theories about how this is based on true events and "the elites are trying to make us think this is fake before the real story comes out" because you know they will.

People like Moviebob and others like him will either praise it for being "woke" and for making "them evil nazis" the ones being hunted or absolutely hate it because those people with naughty opinions being the "heroes" because they are trying to escape.

 

[Capsaicin Addict]

It's like 'The Purge'. This is leftist fanfic.

The reality is that they've written editorials talking about how just owning firearms freaks them out, how firing an AR-15 gives them PTSD. A more likely scenario is 'rich liberals kidnap conservatives to hunt them, conservatives build crude traps and weapons and massacre the liberals.'

 

[Frank D'arbo]

>Directed by Craig Zobel

holy fuck I recognize that name

He's one of the guys who created the original Homestar Runner book back in the mid 1990s

 

[Gordon Cole]

Didn't this movie already get made in the 2000s with Stone Cold Steve Austin?

This isn't even the only movie like that coming out this year:

>Directed by Craig Zobel

holy fuck I recognize that name

He's one of the guys who created the original Homestar Runner book back in the mid 1990s

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I honestly can't believe that the dude who made Compliance also co-created Homestar Runner.

 

[Duncan Hills Coffee]

Even without the dumb political angle, this movie looks completely unremarkable.

 

[From The Uncanny Valley]

>Directed by Craig Zobel

holy fuck I recognize that name

He's one of the guys who created the original Homestar Runner book back in the mid 1990s

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I am now unspeakably sad

 

[Frank D'arbo]

I am now unspeakably sad

If you're wondering the only contributions he had outside of the original book are a few DVD Extras on the Strongbad_Email.exe discs, and writing the toon "Where's The Cheat?"
Other than that he does next to nothing to contribute to the site, mostly just a friend of The Brothers Chap.

 

[HeyYou]

Wait, so the evil people hunting the protagonists down are the blue state people? I don't think they're supposed to be the heroes, then. Is the woman protagonist one of the red state people?

 

[Arctic Fox]

Hollywood blockbuster that satirizes killing of ‘deplorables’ causes outrage: ‘Demented and evil’

A controversial movie about privileged vacationers hunting “deplorables” for sport is reportedly ruffling feathers more than a month before its scheduled release and after tragic mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio.

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A controversial movie about privileged vacationers hunting “deplorables” for sport is ruffling feathers more than a month before its scheduled release and after tragic mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio.

“The Hunt” is billed as a satire that follows wealthy thrill-seekers taking a private jet to a five-star resort where they embark on a “deeply rewarding” expedition that involves hunting down and killing designated humans. The Hollywood Reporter reported on Tuesday that “Universal is re-evaluating its strategy for the certain-to-be-controversial satire" following the shootings after ESPN reportedly pulled a trailer for the film that had been previously cleared to air on the sports network.

“The violent, R-rated film from producer Jason Blum's Blumhouse follows a dozen MAGA types who wake up in a clearing and realize they are being stalked for sport by elite liberals,” THR’s Kim Masters and Tatiana Siegel wrote. “It features guns blazing along with other ultra-violent killings as the elites pick off their prey.”

According to the Hollywood trade publication, characters in the film refer to the victims as “deplorables,” which is what Hillary Clinton famously dubbed Trump supporters during the 2016 election. The report noted that a character asks, "Did anyone see what our ratf--ker-in-chief just did?"

"At least The Hunt's coming up. Nothing better than going out to the Manor and slaughtering a dozen deplorables," a character responds, according to THR.

"Out of sensitivity to the attention on the country’s recent shooting tragedies, Universal Pictures and the filmmakers of 'The Hunt' have temporarily paused its marketing campaign and are reviewing materials as we move forward," a Universal Pictures spokesperson told Fox News late Wednesday.

DePauw University professor and media critic Jeffrey McCall told Fox News that the movie is “harmful to a culture that surely needs messages of unity and understanding” during the current climate.

“It says something sad about the state of the ‘entertainment’ industry that this movie ever got conceived and produced. Hollywood clearly thinks it is OK to stereotype so-called deplorables and set them up for a hunt,” McCall said. “Thank heavens some sensible outlets are pulling the promotional ads.”

“The Hunt” stars Betty Gilpin and Hillary Swank, who play characters who represent “opposite sides of the political divide,” according to Masters and Siegel, who added that it was originally titled, “Red State vs. Blue State.”

Political satirist Tim Young makes a living by poking fun at topical issues but thinks “The Hunt” goes over the line.

“Why would anyone think it's a great idea to have a movie about hunting down someone who doesn't agree with them politically? It's remarkable to me that the left blames Donald Trump's rhetoric for violence, then literally spends millions to normalize the killing of people based on politics,” Young told Fox News.

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“We're told over and over again by the left, especially in Hollywood, that this country is more divided than ever and we need to come together... is this what they mean by it? Come together to murder your neighbors that you don't agree with? This film is sick and shows just how hateful the left has become,” Young added.

ESPN did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

At least two trailers for the film are online but it remains unclear if Blumhouse Productions will proceed with other planned advertisements.

“A high-level insider says top executives want to stand by Blum, one of the studio's most prolific and successful producers, as well as filmmaker Craig Zobel, and see the project as a satire addressing an issue of great social importance. But this person says plans could change ‘if people think we're being exploitative rather than opinionated,’” Masters and Siegel wrote.

“This certainly shows Hollywood for what it really is -- demented and evil. At a time when journalists try to blame President Trump for every act of violence in the world, wannabe Tinseltown terrorists are making sick murder fantasies about right-wingers,” Media Research Center vice president Dan Gainor told Fox News.

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A trailer that was published by The Daily Mailreveals that the victims are from areas that typically vote Republican, while a hunter declares “We pay for everything, so this country belongs to us.”

“While some trailers for the film have been pulled, there's an internal debate deliberating the film's next steps,” Daily Mail’s Lauren Edmonds wrote. “But decisions will need to come fast, as there's a promotional blitz planned in September.”

“The Hunt” is scheduled to be released on Sept. 27.

“The executives at Universal and those even willing to promote this or run ads for it should know better than to promote political violence,” Young said.

 

[Rand /pol/]

It's just a movie bro. Why are conservatives so fragile?

 

[roxitp0w3rwuzdabest420]

This isn't anything new, they censored music after columbine.

 

[Gordon Cole]

Or they could just not watch it and move on, that's always an option.

 

[I Love Beef]

Well Hollywood is showing signs of putting out movies that I will give a shit about to see. This shit looks very relevant to my interests, thanks offended America, you've just been incorporated as a part of the American subliminal marketing conspiracy.

 

[PS1gamenwatch]

When the Aurora shooting happened, they postponed Gangster Squad:

 

[frozenrunner]

This sounds awesome, actually. A horror film where the monsters are unhinged shitlibs.

But it's from Hollywood, so at the end there's probably a twist that makes the "deplorables" the bad guys because they kill their enemies and they win, Trudeau style. Or something.

 

[ES 195]

Can the far-left and far-right just fuck already? It's past silly at this point.

 

[Super Color Up]

This is just the Most Dangerous Game but in reverse.

 

[YW 525]

Hollywood Blockbuster

Nice headline, Fox.

“The Hunt” is scheduled to be released on Sept. 27.

Fucking idiots. Do you even know what the word "blockbuster" means? You can't call a movie a "blockbuster" if it hasn't come out yet.