Controversial Movie The Hunt Gets Release Date, New Trailer Arrives

The Hunt is a wild movie about rich elites hunting poor people for sport. The latest Blumhouse film was supposed to release in September 2019, but after a backlash online, it was pulled. Now, a new trailer and release date have arrived for the survival horror film.

As a surprise to anyone who was looking forward to The Hunt, the movie will now arrive in theaters on March 13--Friday the 13th, to be more precise. In celebration of the new release, Blumhouse has revealed a new trailer, leaning into the fact the movie is extremely controversial, even though no one has seen it yet. Check it out below.

Back in August, Universal pulled the movie from theatrical release following criticism of the film--as the film centers around elite liberals hunting down poor conservatives. Additionally, there was also a series of tweets from President Trump--referring to the film without naming it. At the time, Universal released this statement for The Hunt: "After thoughtful consideration, the studio has decided to cancel our plans to release the film. We stand by our filmmakers and will continue to distribute films in partnership with bold and visionary creators, like those associated with this satirical social thriller, but we understand that now is not the right time to release this film."

In an interview with Variety, producer Jason Blum said they would make the film available to the President stating, "Our real hope is that the president sees the movie." Blum went on to say that people's perceptions of the movie--based on the trailer--were wrong. "We felt like everybody got it wrong because no one had seen the movie. It was the most talked about movie that no one has ever seen. So what both of us [Blum and co-writer Damon Lindelof] were very eager for people to see the movie and realize that the movie is 100% satire and pokes fun at both sides equally. We wanted to see that represented in what people were writing about, but again, they couldn't because no one had seen it."

In addition to the new trailer, a new poster has arrived with quotes on it from media outlets reporting on the 2019 controversy surrounding the film.

The official synopsis for the film reads, "In the shadow of a dark internet conspiracy theory, a group of elites gathers for the very first time at a remote Manor House to hunt ordinary Americans for sport. But the elites' master plan is about to be derailed because one of The Hunted, Crystal (Betty Gilpin), knows The Hunters' game better than they do. She turns the tables on the killers, picking them off, one by one, as she makes her way toward the mysterious woman (Hilary Swank) at the center of it all."

The Hunt stars Glipin (GLOW), Emma Roberts (American Horror Story), Swank (Trust), Glen Howerton (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia), and Ethan Suplee (The Santa Clarita Diet). It's directed by Craig Zobel, with a script by Lindleoff and Nick Cuse.

The Hunt arrives in theaters on March 13.