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Damon Lindelof Breaks Silence on The Huntās Cancellation
By CHARLIE RIDGELY - September 18, 2019 11:50 am EDT
Controversy struck Universal Pictures and Blumhouse last month, as the satirical horror film The Hunt was pulled from its scheduled September release. The conversation about the film started when Universal pulled violent ads in the wake of terror attacks across the country, but it quickly shifted when a report suggested that the film was about āliberal elitesā hunting down conservative ādeplorablesā for sport. This sparked outrage online causing Universal and Blumhouse to pull the plug on The Hunt 's theatrical debut, shelving it indefinitely.
There is still no word as to when or if the film will ever be released, but writer Damon Lindelof is finally speaking up about his cancelled satire. While speaking to EW about his upcoming Watchmen series on HBO, Lindelof opened up about The Hunt, confirming that the concept of the film was completely misinterpreted by folks online.
āThe Hunt is, and always was, a story about what happens when political outrage goes to the most absurd, ridiculous extreme,ā Lindelof said. āBecause we wanted the movie to be fun and entertaining, we did our very best to make fun of ourselves while making it. The last thing we wanted to do was make a āmessageā movie. The audience doesnāt want to be preached at so, if anything, this is a story about what happens to folks who deem themselves holier than thou. Spoiler alert: Things donāt turn out great for them.ā
The film may have been pulled from its release, and there has been no official timetable for its eventual debut from Universal, but Lindelof remains hopeful that it will eventually see the light of day.
āIām a TV guy, so Iāve seen many shows ācanceledā then revived, so, of course, thereās always a chance the same will happen for us,ā he added. āI understand why the movie was misunderstood, but I really hope people get a chance to see it and make up their minds for themselves.ā