{"id":61728,"date":"2019-08-16T01:53:42","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T01:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=61728"},"modified":"2019-08-16T01:53:42","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T01:53:42","slug":"hunt-release-really-canceled-death-threats-test-audiences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=61728","title":{"rendered":"Why \u2018The Hunt\u2019 release was really canceled: Death threats, test audiences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe Hunt\u201d \u2014 a controversial film about a group of gun-toting, elite liberals with plans to hunt and kill \u201cdeplorables\u201d \u2014 is being threatened\u00a0with more than just cancellation.<\/p>\n<p>The so-called \u201cpolitical satire\u201d starring two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank,\u00a0current Emmy nomineeBetty Gilpin (\u201cGLOW\u201d), Emma Roberts (\u201cAmerican Horror Story\u201d) and Justin Hartley (\u201cThis Is Us\u201d) features violent scenes of carnage by firearm between people on opposite sides of the political spectrum.<\/p>\n<div class=\"e3lan e3lan-in-post1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"e3lan e3lan-in-post2\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Adv<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bagfactory.com.hk\/216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Sun Winning Ind Co<\/strong><\/span><\/a>: Manufacture of Canvas Bag, Recycle Bad in China<\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theunitravel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TheUniTravel.com<\/a><\/strong><\/span> : Find the latest\u00a0<em>travel<\/em>\u00a0and tourism\u00a0<em>news<\/em>\u00a0from around the world. Stay informed with\u00a0<em>travel news<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>updates<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>In the wake of three mass shootings this summer, at least one network \u2014 ESPN \u2014 pulled ads for the problematic flick, forcing Universal Pictures executives to rethink their marketing plan and potentially pull the film altogether,\u00a0according to The Hollywood Reporter.<\/p>\n<p>But the backlash was brewing even before the film generated high-profile shaming from media outlets.<\/p>\n<p>The $18 million film \u2014 from Blumhouse Productions of \u201cThe Purge\u201d and \u201cGet Out\u201d fame \u2014 baffled early test-screening audiences on both sides of the aisle, many of whom told producers they were disturbed by the brutally divisive content.<\/p>\n<p>Allegedly, a number of execs at Universal had long been reticent about making the film originally titled \u201cRed State vs. Blue State,\u201d when producers Jeff Shell and Donna Langley bought the rights to the script, written by Nick Cuse and Damon Lindelof, in May 2018.<\/p>\n<p>For whatever reason, the movie\u2019s marketing team had seemingly been hiding its hot-button themes in previews, even though they chose advertising slots in decidedly political venues, including during Democratic debates and on Tucker Carlson\u2019s Fox show.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, ads for the movie were pulled in the wake of the violent tragedies in\u00a0El Paso, Texas, and\u00a0Dayton, Ohio, but its September 27 release was still on \u2014 until President Trump\u00a0tweeted about it.<\/p>\n\n<p>After the film\u2019s incendiary plot was exposed, those involved in its making began receiving death threats via email and social media, and the film was officially put on hold as of Aug. 10.<\/p>\n<p>Sources say the studios\u2019 internal security has been on high alert, although local authorities have not gotten involved at this time.<\/p>\n<p>Sources tell THR that Universal had no intention of giving in to the outrage prior to the film\u2019s Sept. 27 release, but the recent shootings forced its hand. 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