The movie also received harsh criticism from President Donald Trump via Twitter: “Liberal Hollywood is Racist at the highest level, and with great Anger and Hate!
The Hunt was originally scheduled for a September 2019 release, but was pulled by Universal following a series of mass shootings in California, Texas, and Ohio.
Said Blum: “The audience is smart enough to know that what they’re seeing is a satire and it’s preposterous.”
Blum explained that the film was intended to have intentionally satirical tones, similar to those of Joker and his own successful The Purge franchise.