THE BLAZE– Caleb Howe-
Universal Pictures is officially cancelling the theatrical release for the film The Hunt, it was reported on Saturday, following the uproar and backlash over the storyline in which apparent liberal elites hunt “deplorables”, Most Dangerous Game-style.
“Nothing better than going out to the Manor and slaughtering a dozen deplorables,” says one character in the film’s trailer, ads for which were pulled earlier this week.
Although there was some question as to whether the so-called Deplorables, an obvious reference to Trump voters, were the protagonists in the Blum House production, the premise caused a good deal of controversy and sparked a lot of social media strife. Particularly given how much attention is being paid to violent imagery and rhetoric right now. Continue reading…
