Movie about killing Trump supporters cancelled

[Bear Stearns]

Movie should not have been cancelled. I get holding its release due to the mass shootings, but it should not have been outright shelved.

Also more mass shootings are gona happen in the states anyway, what were they gona do? Postpone its release every time it happens? Because then it would never come out.

If you want an interesting look at how disasters have shaped movies, look up all of the edits made to existing and upcoming films shortly after 9/11

It even affected the Sopranos.

[Alvecia]

If you want an interesting look at how disasters have shaped movies, look up all of the edits made to existing and upcoming films shortly after 9/11

It even affected the Sopranos.

Lilo & Stitch is my go-to example.

[Cannot think of a name]

If you want an interesting look at how disasters have shaped movies, look up all of the edits made to existing and upcoming films shortly after 9/11

Did you know that the bridge sean from Spiderman 1 was added post 9/11?

I was a projectionist when the first Spider-man trailer came out and meant to take home the first teaser but missed my opportunity. It would have been extra special since it featured the Twin Towers.

[Breaking Badlands]

It will come out eventually. When no one is paying attention anymore it will pop up on Netflix or Amazon or something without much fanfare. Just like The Interview.

The controversy around the Interview actually helped it because without the media whirlwind, that movie would've been a dud. It was really not that good a of a film.

First, media whirlwinds do not make a film better or worse. They stand on their own merit, unless all you are talking about is gross receipts. Hey, no one has seen it, so how would you know? It may have been a great black comedy. Trailers don't tell you that kind of stuff.

[UniversalCommons]

Only if it gets a one star review and destroys the careers of several actors, then becomes a cult classic shown at midnight in small theaters all over the world.

[Scomagia]

If you want an interesting look at how disasters have shaped movies, look up all of the edits made to existing and upcoming films shortly after 9/11

It even affected the Sopranos.

No, it didn't. The Sopranos was always more or less the same time period as when it aired. That's why the WTC buildings are visible in the opening for the first 3 or four seasons and then aren't later. It wouldn't have made any sense to keep them in the opening after they were destroyed both in real life and in the show's universe. More to the point, they didn't change the intros for the previous seasons, iirc. My DVDs of the first few seasons still have the WTC buildings, I think Not a good example.

The Simpson's episode where Homer has a parking ticket in NYC is a better example because that episode was removed from syndication because it dealt heavily with the WTC plaza. I don't know if it is still out of syndication or not.

[Tokora]

That's still technically the southern half of the country but I'll concede that point.

No, it isn't.

The joke was that California is literally in the southern half of the country. Why do you think it's in the American Southwest?

Plot twist, they're concentrated in the northern half of the state.

Adding that on actually makes it funnier.

[Nimzonia]

'The Hunt' is a satirical film which depicts liberal elites hunting 'deplorables' for sport.

What is it satirising? The deranged imaginary victimhood of Trump supporters?

[Scomagia]

'The Hunt' is a satirical film which depicts liberal elites hunting 'deplorables' for sport.

What is it satirising? The deranged imaginary victimhood of Trump supporters?

Dunno. That's sort of the point seeing the movie.

[What doth thou meaneth]

It'd sound good if it weren't Trump supporters/liberal killers (or any political-related people).

[Beussaryt]

It'd sound good if it weren't Trump supporters/liberal killers (or any political-related people).

The clip I saw of the trailer didn't mention "deplorables" or "liberal elites" but just super rich people on fancy jets saying "we pay for everything in this country anyway." A moment later someone says "we can't hunt humans/people" (something along those lines) at which point a lady says "they aren't humans/people."

Personally I got way more of a 1%er vs everyone else vibe from the clip rather than "liberal elite" vs "deplorable" vibe but I do agree that a movie like this is really bad for a whole slew of reasons.

[Cannot think of a name]

The controversy around the Interview actually helped it because without the media whirlwind, that movie would've been a dud. It was really not that good a of a film.

First, media whirlwinds do not make a film better or worse. They stand on their own merit, unless all you are talking about is gross receipts. Hey, no one has seen it, so how would you know? It may have been a great black comedy. Trailers don't tell you that kind of stuff.

That's not what he's saying. He's not saying the whirlwind made the movie better, he's saying the whirlwind drew attention to a movie that otherwise would have been ignored but he even states it was not a good film. The implication is people only watched the not good film because of the situation it created.

[Grinning Dragon]

I don't think they should have caved and pulled the movie, even though I had zero interest in seeing the movie after seeing the previews of the movie.
It's just a movie and caving only emboldens the whiners further.

[Hirota]

I don't think they should have caved and pulled the movie, even though I had zero interest in seeing the movie after seeing the previews of the movie.
It's just a movie and caving only emboldens the whiners further.

I agree. Heck, if the right-wing snowflakes had even just seen the trailer they would have seen the "Deplorables" look like the good guys in this movie. But there is some irony in a film that apparently satirises the culture war being a victim of the culture war.

[Tornado Queendom]

The film is called 'The Hunt'.

Universal Pictures reportedly pulled ads for a new horror flick about liberal elites hunting “deplorables” for sport.

The decision by Universal came in response to recent mass shootings in California, Texas, and Ohio, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Last weekend ESPN also pulled an ad for the film, and a source at ESPN said the network has no spots for the film in the next few weeks.

The movie, which is set to hit theaters Sept. 27, follows a dozen “deplorables,” apparently a reference to the nickname Hillary Clinton gave supporters of President Trump during the 2016 presidential election. The group wakes up in a clearing unsure of where they are but find out they are being hunted for sport by a shadowy group of the global elite.

The protagonist, played by Betty Gilpin, is one of those being hunted and soon turns the tables on the evil group of elites, fighting back with the other “deplorables.” The trailer for the R-rated movie includes gratuitous violence and shows unarmed people being killed. 


Studio sources said that after a gunman in El Paso, Texas, killed 22 at a Walmart and another gunman opened fire outside a bar and restaurant in Dayton, Ohio, killing nine, Universal is reevaluating its plans, calling it a “fluid situation.”

The Hunt is directed by Craig Zobel and produced by Jason Blum, who also produced award-winning horror film Get Out.

An unnamed filmmaker who has worked with Universal said that, given the political tensions in the U.S., “Employees in different departments were questioning the wisdom of making such a movie in these times.”

“In light of the horrific [recent shootings], is this not the most craven, irresponsible, dangerous exploitation?” they added.

In a time where violent rhetoric from both sides seems to never end, Hollywood proves once again why it's completely toxic. 'The Hunt' is a satirical film which depicts liberal elites hunting 'deplorables' for sport. Universal at least had enough sense to pull the ads for it after the El Paso and Dayton shootings, but the film is still set to release by Sept 27. So, what say ye, NSG? Should the film be released or should Universal give it the axe? Does liberal elites hunting and brutally murdering Trump supporters for sport really send the best message at a time like this? Obviously, I believe it doesn't but I still fully believe Universal should release the film. It gives a nice peek into the demented psyche of Hollwood.

Thoughts?

Unless the Trump Supporters are the victims of the Villainous Killers, that movie is going to suck. In fact, I think I'd rather watch Howard the
Duck than another Anti-Trump Movie. At least there, "Space Rabies" makes me laugh every single time.

However, the movie DOES say that the leftists are evil. Unless I got it wrong or they change it, it's not trash to me.

[Breaking Badlands]

Universal has cancelled the release of this film indefinitely.

It seem a reasonable leap in logic that this inflammatory plot of a now cancelled movie doesn't need to be discussed further. Nothing much good will come of it. Does anybody agree with that premise?

[Gormwood]

Universal has cancelled the release of this film indefinitely.

It seem a reasonable leap in logic that this inflammatory plot of a now cancelled movie doesn't need to be discussed further. Nothing much good will come of it. Does anybody agree with that premise?

If satire gets cancelled on the sensitivities of the ruling party that's a bad omen.

[Gagium]

I don't think they should have caved and pulled the movie, even though I had zero interest in seeing the movie after seeing the previews of the movie.
It's just a movie and caving only emboldens the whiners further.

I agree. Heck, if the right-wing snowflakes had even just seen the trailer they would have seen the "Deplorables" look like the good guys in this movie. But there is some irony in a film that apparently satirises the culture war being a victim of the culture war.

True, the movie depicts the liberal elites as slaughterers. What’s the issue?

[Scomagia]

Universal has cancelled the release of this film indefinitely.

It seem a reasonable leap in logic that this inflammatory plot of a now cancelled movie doesn't need to be discussed further. Nothing much good will come of it. Does anybody agree with that premise?

No, now we can discuss whether or not it should have been cancelled or whether the studio is run by complete pussies.

[Grinning Dragon]

I agree. Heck, if the right-wing snowflakes had even just seen the trailer they would have seen the "Deplorables" look like the good guys in this movie. But there is some irony in a film that apparently satirises the culture war being a victim of the culture war.

True, the movie depicts the liberal elites as slaughterers. What’s the issue?

The issue is that people start to suffer from sand in vagina syndrome and whine when it flares up and start going on about morally this and morally that, after a real life tragedy or some such nonsense, as if people are not capable of separating fantasy from reality. I grow tired of it and wish people had thicker skin these days and stop ruining everyone else's fun.

[Gormwood]

True, the movie depicts the liberal elites as slaughterers. What’s the issue?

The issue is that people start to suffer from sand in vagina syndrome and whine when it flares up and start going on about morally this and morally that, after a real life tragedy or some such nonsense, as if people are not capable of separating fantasy from reality. I grow tired of it and wish people had thicker skin these days and stop ruining everyone else's fun.

It was righties whining about this movie.

[The Rich Port]

Universal has cancelled the release of this film indefinitely.

It seem a reasonable leap in logic that this inflammatory plot of a now cancelled movie doesn't need to be discussed further. Nothing much good will come of it. Does anybody agree with that premise?

No, now we can discuss whether or not it should have been cancelled or whether the studio is run by complete pussies.

Considering Blumhouse's track record as cash-grabbing weirdos who only care about how much profit a film makes, yeah, definitely quite possible that they're complete pussies, or, you know, they only used the premise as an exploitative publicity stunt that our local Trump supporters apparently bought hook line and stinker.

[Grinning Dragon]

The issue is that people start to suffer from sand in vagina syndrome and whine when it flares up and start going on about morally this and morally that, after a real life tragedy or some such nonsense, as if people are not capable of separating fantasy from reality. I grow tired of it and wish people had thicker skin these days and stop ruining everyone else's fun.

It was righties whining about this movie.

Doesn't matter whose whining, they all need to stop and grow some thicker skin and realize people have different tastes in being entertained.
Absolutely drives me nuts when a company caves to a handful of whiners.

[LiberNovusAmericae]

Universal has cancelled the release of this film indefinitely.

It seem a reasonable leap in logic that this inflammatory plot of a now cancelled movie doesn't need to be discussed further. Nothing much good will come of it. Does anybody agree with that premise?

No, now we can discuss whether or not it should have been cancelled or whether the studio is run by complete pussies.

They're pussies.

[The Rich Port]

It was righties whining about this movie.

Doesn't matter whose whining, they all need to stop and grow some thicker skin and realize people have different tastes in being entertained.
Absolutely drives me nuts when a company caves to a handful of whiners.

The company has nobody to blame but themselves.

They could have easily not listened to this "handful of whiners". Happens all the time, especially when the whiners have absolutely unfounded complaints.

Blumhouse never had a spine to begin with, unless that spine uses dollar coins for spinal disks.