“The Hunt,” the satirical thriller from Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Prods., delayed for six months following back-to-back mass shootings and a media storm amplified by one of President Trump’s…
” as a rarely seen figure in mainstream movies — a female killing machine who is not avenging a slain child or seeking revenge against bad men who hurt her. The genre, like many others, is disproportionately crowded by male stars.“I feel very altered by this experience in a positive way,” says Gilpin, who is sitting with co-writer and co-producer Damon Lindelof during the film’s long-awaited Los Angeles press day.
Gilpin plays Crystal, one of a dozen people who wake bound and gagged in a forest clearing at the start of “The Hunt.” Judging by their accents, their outfits and the mounting attempts on their lives, it becomes clear that this group of “deplorables” are the targets of stealthy and unhinged elites. Early media reports maintained that this dynamic portrays a battle between Democrats and Republicans, inspiring President Trump to call the release “dangerous.” But in fact it’s far more meta.
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