Controversial satirical thriller The Hunt will land in cinemas next month, after its release last September was shelved.

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Loosely based on 1924 short story The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell, the film sees 12 people kidnapped and told they are to be hunted by a group of rich elites.

However, the game doesn't go according to plan when the hunters become the hunted, as one kidnapped woman leads the fight back against the captors.

The film was pulled days after mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas in August 2019, prompting a wave of criticism levelled at the film's premise.

Now, with a new release date of Friday 13th March 2020, the film is fighting back against critics in a self-referential poster revealed on Twitter.

The Hunt stars Betty Gilpin (GLOW), Ike Barinholtz (The Mindy Project), Emma Roberts (Scream Queens) and Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby), with a script co-written by The Leftovers creator Damon Lindelof.

As the marketing campaign gears up once again, a new trailer for the film has also been released.

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The Hunt is planned for release on Friday 13th March 2020

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David Craig
David CraigSenior Drama Writer

David Craig is the Senior Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering the latest and greatest scripted drama and comedy across television and streaming. Previously, he worked at Starburst Magazine, presented The Winter King Podcast for ITVX and studied Journalism at the University of Sheffield.

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