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Craig Zobel, director of " The Hunt ," hopes that the controversial political thriller will eventually be seen by audiences, and argues that its message has been misrepresented in media reports. Zobel spoke for the first time since Universal canceled the film ' s release on Aug. 10, in the wake of a series of mass
The film depicts a group of elites who hunt “deplorables” for sport. Fox News commentators have condemned it as “sick” and “awful.” In response to a series of emailed questions, Zobel said he had no intention to inflame political conflict, which has led to a series of murderous incidents in recent years.
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Craig Zobel, director of “The Hunt,” hopes that the controversial political thriller will eventually be seen by audiences, and argues that its message has been misrepresented in media reports.
Zobel spoke for the first time since Universal cancelled the film’s release on Aug. 10, in the wake of a series of mass shootings and amid a mounting conservative backlash.
The film depicts a group of elites who hunt “deplorables” for sport. Fox News commentators have condemned it as “sick” and “awful.”
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The film depicts a group of elites who hunt “deplorables” for sport. Fox News commentators have condemned it as “sick” and “awful.” In response to a series of emailed questions, Zobel said he had no intention to inflame political conflict, which has led to a series of murderous incidents in recent years.
‘ The Hunt ’ controversy: Film ’ s director breaks silence . The filmmaker behind “ The Hunt ,” a shelved “satire” about a group of bloodthirsty “liberal elites” who set out to slay so-called “deplorables,” is attempting to set the record straight about his controversial flick.
In response to a series of emailed questions, Zobel said he had no intention to inflame political conflict, which has led to a series of murderous incidents in recent years.
“If I believed this film could incite violence, I wouldn’t have made it,” he wrote.
He said that the film does not take sides politically and that his goal was instead to satirise “both sides” of the partisan divide.
“Our ambition was to poke at both sides of the aisle equally,” he wrote. “We seek to entertain and unify, not enrage and divide. It is up to the viewers to decide what their takeaway will be.”
‘The Hunt’ Director Breaks Silence on Film’s Cancellation (EXCLUSIVE)
Craig Zobel, director of “The Hunt,” hopes that the controversial political thriller will eventually be seen by audiences, and argues that its message has been misrepresented in media reports.
Universal canceled the film , in which "liberal elites" kidnap and kill "deplorables," following a series of mass shootings across the U.S. The director of “ The Hunt ,” a politically explosive thriller in which a band of “liberal elites” kidnaps and kills “deplorables,” is speaking out for the first time since the film ’ s
The director of the canceled controversial film “ The Hunt ” still hopes the political thriller will be released someday and stands by the project that he calls Published August 19, 2019. ' The Hunt ' director breaks silence , says controversial movie' s 'ambition was to poke at both sides'.
Zobel said the film has been misunderstood. He said it was actually about partisanship, and how both sides fail to fully hear their opponents’ views.
“I wanted to make a fun, action thriller that satirised this moment in our culture — where we jump to assume we know someone’s beliefs because of which ‘team’ we think they’re on… and then start shouting at them,” he wrote. “This rush to judgment is one of the most relevant problems of our time.”
“The Hunt” has become a rare black eye for Blumhouse, one of the most successful production companies in the movie business. Founder Jason Blum has had a golden touch with genre films like “Get Out” and “The First Purge,” which traffic in edgy political themes.
But with the “The Hunt,” that approach has backfired. Executives appear to have underestimated the risks of political satire in the heightened atmosphere of the Trump administration.
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Craig Zobel, director of " The Hunt ," has broken his silence on the film , which shows liberal elitists hunting people who they referred to as "deplorables." Zobel spoke with Variety, where he detailed his intentions behind the controversial project and insisted that the satirical film does not take political
Director Craig Zobel has broken his silence after the release of his controversial thriller The Hunt was canceled on Aug. Zobel told Variety that he feels the movie is being misrepresented and hopes it will one day see the light of day. Zobel said the goal of the film , in which a group of “liberal elites” hunt
The studio didn’t seem to have a clearly defined marketing plan for “The Hunt,” which was marketed as a straight-up thriller, with little hint of its political overtones.
Zobel praised Universal for taking a “risk on greenlighting a film not based on prior intellectual property.” He said that the script did not change significantly during its production and he said that he faced no pressure to tone down the film’s politics.
He also said he supported the studio’s decision to delay its release in light of the gun massacres on Aug. 3 and 4 that left 31 people dead.
“I was devastated by going to sleep to El Paso and waking up to Dayton,” he wrote. “These types of moments happen far too often. In the wake of these horrific events, we immediately considered what it meant for the timing of our film. Once inaccurate assumptions about the content and intent of the movie began to take hold, I supported the decision to move the film off its release date.”
A shooting at a Walmart store in Texas on Aug. 3 left multiple people dead. At least one suspect was taken into custody after the shooting in the border city of El Paso, triggering fear and panic among weekend shoppers as well as widespread condemnation. It was the second fatal shooting in less than a week at a Walmart store in the US and comes after a mass shooting in California last weekend.
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(Pictured) Shoppers exit with their hands up after a mass shooting at a Walmart on Aug. 3.
U.S. and Texas flags are held in the infield as fans and the teams observe a moment of silence for those injured and killed in the shooting, before a baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Texas Rangers in Arlington, on Aug. 3.
Texas Representative Evelina "Lina" Ortega, left, shakes hands with Texas Governor Greg Abbott after a press briefing, following the shooting, at the El Paso Regional Communications Center, on Aug. 3.
Customs and Border Patrol police walk past individuals that were evacuated from Cielo Vista Mall and a Walmart where a shooting occurred on Aug. 3.
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An officer guards the area during the shooting in El Paso on Aug. 3.
Universal has not screened the film for critics, so the political content of the final cut is still largely a matter of conjecture. An early draft of the script obtained by Variety makes clear that the original intention was to depict working-class conservatives as the heroes. They are kidnapped and hunted by “liberal elites,” one of whom says “Climate change is real” before blowing his victim away. One of the good guys talks about the “Deep State,” and another fantasizes about going on “Hannity” to expose the conspiracy.
The script was written by Nick Cuse, a 29-year-old Harvard grad, and Damon Lindelof, a veteran TV producer and a prolific donor to Democratic presidential candidates. Cuse is a registered Republican who nevertheless gave to Sen. Elizabeth Warren in 2017. He was a writer on Lindelof’s HBO show “The Leftovers,” and is the son of producer Carlton Cuse, who ran “Lost” with Lindelof.
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Blum is also a generous supporter of Democrats and has made no secret of his disdain for the president.
The movie’s extreme gore would have made it controversial anyway in the aftermath of the El Paso and Dayton shootings, but its political themes — however misunderstood — made it radioactive. According to the Daily Beast, Trump groused at the White House about “the movie” made by “people who hate Trump.”
“When the focus of your film is about killing, hunting people down, you’re going to have to answer hard questions about why you’re releasing a film like that in today’s climate,” said Jeff Bock, an analyst with Exhibitor Relations. “I think Universal just didn’t want to deal with the spin control which would have likely overtaken and overrun their publicity department.”
Nine people were killed and another 27 injured when a gunman identified as 24-year-old Connor Betts opened fire on Aug. 4, 2019 in a crowded bar district in Dayton, Ohio. The assailant was shot dead by responding officers. The shooting came less than 24 hours after a gunman killed 22 people at a WalMart in El Paso, Texas.
(Pictured) Authorities work at the scene of a mass shooting on Aug. 4 .
An American Red Cross disaster relief vehicle sits outside the Dayton Convention Center, where families of victims were asked to check in, Aug. 4, for news about their loved ones.
Flowers are seen placed in a bullet hole a few buildings away from Nod Peppers bar, where the shooting took place, during a candle lit vigil on Aug. 4.
Mourners leave flowers and candles at the entrance of Ned Peppers bar in the Oregon District following a memorial service to recognize the victims of a mass shooting early this morning on Aug. 4. Many of the victims were reported to have been shot in front of the bar.
President Donald Trump speaks about the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Aug. 5, in Washington.
The American flag flies at half staff over the U.S. Capitol in memory of those killed in the recent mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio on Aug. 5, in Washington, DC. Two gunmen killed 29 people and wounded dozens of others in two separate shootings within a 24 hour period over the weekend.
The Bell is rung at the start of a moment of silence for victims of recent gun violence, in Dayton, El Paso and Gilroy, over the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Aug. 5.
Bellbrook Police Chief Doug Doherty speaks to members of the media on Aug. 5, on the street where Connor Betts had lived, in Bellbrook, Ohio. Betts was identified by authorities as the deceased gunman in a mass shooting in Dayton the previous day.
President Trump talks to the press before walking across the South Lawn of the White House, on Aug. 7 in Washington, to board Marine One for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and then on to Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, in the afternoon to praise first responders and console family members and survivors from two recent mass shootings.
President Trump greets Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley as he arrives at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio on Aug. 7. Trump is visiting the mass shooting sites in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas.
The family of Thomas "T.J." McNichols mourns at a makeshift memorial in front of the Hole in the Wall bar near the place where McNichols was killed, on Aug. 7.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine attends the funeral of Derrick Fudge at St. John Missionary Baptist Church on Aug. 10.
In a statement to Variety, Universal pushed back on a report that a test audience had been uncomfortable with the film’s political slant, and also countered claims that the script had originally had a politically explosive title.
“While some outlets have indicated that test screenings for ‘The Hunt’ resulted in negative audience feedback; in fact, the film was very well-received and tallied one of the highest test scores for an original Blumhouse film,” a Universal spokesperson said. “Additionally, no audience members in attendance at the test screening expressed discomfort with any political discussion in the film. While reports also say ‘The Hunt’ was formerly titled ‘Red State vs. Blue State,’ that was never the working title for the film at any point throughout the development process, nor appeared on any status reports under that name.”
As for Zobel, he said he hoped that the film would become a teachable moment, allowing audiences to think about how politics became so polarized.
“My hope would be that people will reflect on why we are in this moment, where we don’t have any desire to listen to each other,” he said. “And if I’m lucky some of us will ask each other: how did we get here? And where do we want to go moving forward?”
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‘ The Hunt ’ Director Breaks Silence on Film ’ s Cancellation
Craig Zobel, director of " The Hunt ," hopes that the controversial political thriller will eventually be seen by audiences, and argues that its message has been misrepresented in media reports. Zobel spoke for the first time since Universal canceled the film ' s release on Aug. 10, in the wake of a series of mass
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The film depicts a group of elites who hunt “deplorables” for sport. Fox News commentators have condemned it as “sick” and “awful.” In response to a series of emailed questions, Zobel said he had no intention to inflame political conflict, which has led to a series of murderous incidents in recent years.
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The film depicts a group of elites who hunt “deplorables” for sport. Fox News commentators have condemned it as “sick” and “awful.” In response to a series of emailed questions, Zobel said he had no intention to inflame political conflict, which has led to a series of murderous incidents in recent years.
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Craig Zobel, director of " The Hunt ," has broken his silence on the film , which shows liberal elitists hunting people who they referred to as "deplorables." Zobel spoke with Variety, where he detailed his intentions behind the controversial project and insisted that the satirical film does not take political
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