‘The Hunt’ Filmmakers Have No Regrets And Still Want To Release

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In the wake of a sequence of mass shootings and criticism from President Donald Trump and his followers, Universal pulled Blumhouse’s forthcoming The Hunt from its beforehand scheduled launch date. At first, the reasoning behind the studio’s choice wasn’t totally clear, however with time, it appears that evidently the distributor balked on the mounting pressures placed on them by extra conservative, right-wing critics. Apparently, the filmmakers even needed to search assist from studio safety after receiving a number of demise threats. Even so, they nonetheless wish to see the film in theaters.

At least, that’s what Blumhouse founder Jason Blum instructed Vulture in a current interview when requested if The Hunt nonetheless may get a theatrical launch. “[There’s] definitely a chance,” he stated. “I hope so.” As for the tumultuous expertise that the unreleased thriller has put him and his Blumhouse colleagues by means of, the producer didn’t appear to have too many regrets — no less than, not concerning the filmmaking course of itself:

“If I was offered the choice to make the movie again, I would say yes. We definitely made marketing mistakes, and we made plenty of mistakes along the way. So I’ve learned a lot. It might change how I would position movies and how I would consult on the marketing of the movies. But actually the making of the movies? No.”

So, perhaps we’ll get to see Betty Gilpin’s character preventing again towards the members of the wealthiest elite as they vie for the appropriate to shoot and kill a bunch of center and decrease class people. Maybe.

(Via Vulture)