Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions has ruled the box office when it comes to the horror genre in recent years, so when “The Hunt” cancelled its planned September 2019 release, it was a major shock.The film — a satiric thriller that follows a group of liberal elites who try to track down and kill “red state” conservatives for sport — sparked controversy and was shelved in August following the Dayton and El Paso mass shootings.
It also drew the ire of President Donald Trump, who (though he did not name the film) insinuated via Twitter that “the movie coming out is made in order to inflame and cause chaos.”At Tuesday’s Los Angeles premiere of Blumhouse’s latest thriller, “Fantasy Island,” Blum reflected on the news announced earlier in the day that “The Hunt” will be hitting theaters after all this March.“I always check the reactions online,” the producer told Variety.
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