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 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.”
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 satirize “both sides” of the partisan divide.
Zobel spoke for the first time since Universal canceled 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.”
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 satirize “both sides” of the partisan divide.
- 8/19/2019
- by Gene Maddaus and Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
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