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In a statement released at the weekend, the studio said that “after thoughtful consideration” it had decided to cancel the film’s Sept 27 release altogether.

The decision came a day after the US president accused producers of being “racist” and trying to “inflame and cause chaos”.

“Liberal Hollywood is racist at the highest level, and with great anger and hate! They like to call themselves “Elite,” but they are not Elite,” Mr Trump tweeted on Friday.

“The movie coming out is made in order to inflame and cause chaos. They create their own violence, and then try to blame others. They are the true racists, and are very bad for our country!”

The violent satirical thriller, directed by Craig Zobel, riffs ruthlessly on current political divisions in the United States.

The elite hunters’ reference to their quarry as “deplorables” is an allusion to a term Hillary Clinton used during the 2016 election campaign to refer to Trump supporters, and the original title was Red State Vs. Blue State, according to the Hollywood Reporter.