"The Hunt" is coming out after all, and it's going to irritate everyone

“We set out to tell a story that didn’t take sides, and that meant, yes, being fair and balanced in satirically roasting all sides … to have fun without trying to force a message down anyone’s throat or wagging our fingers … to trust the audience to make up their minds for themselves,” he told Fox News.

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Plus, it might even be unifying.

“We think that people who see it are going to enjoy it, and this may be a way to shine a light on a very serious problem in the country, which is that we’re divided,” Lindelof told the Hollywood Reporter, “and we think the movie may actually, ironically, bring people together.”

After Universal pulled the film from its original release date, its creators said they were frustrated that commentators were discussing what they thought they knew of the film, not the real film itself. As Lindelof explained, “We just felt like the movie was being misunderstood.”

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