Film production company Blumhouse will soon team up with Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof for a new politically motivated action thriller titled The Hunt. Jason Blum, along with Lindelof, will also produce the movie.

Z for Zachariah director Craig Zobel will direct, with Lindelof and Nick Cuse writing the script. Cuse is the son of Lindelof's fellow Lost writer Carlton Cuse. The three men know each through working together on HBO's The Leftovers.

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THR first reported the collaboration between Blumhouse and Lindelof. Although there aren't a lot of details about the plot of The Hunt yet, sources suggest that the movie will take inspiration from real-world events, including the current political divide between the left and right in the United States. THR is suggesting that moviegoers can expect something on a "more extreme, and violent, level" with the storytelling. This also isn't the first time that Blumouse has taken on a politically motivated story. The company teamed up with Universal Pictures for Jordan Peele's Get Out in 2017, which tackled the subject of racism in America and went on to score more than $250 million at the box office, pleasing both moviegoers and critics alike. That much-lauded film went on to win the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2018 and received a Best Picture nomination for its efforts.

Lindelof made a name for himself for his work as the showrunner of Lost. That series garnered its own share of awards, including the 2005 Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series, as well as a series of accolades for its cast and writers during its six seasons. Lindelof went on to become co-creator of HBO's The Leftovers, another award-winning series. The Leftovers ran on HBO for three seasons. In film, Lindelof has served as a screenwriter on the films Prometheus, Star Trek Into Darkness, and Tomorrowland. He is currently working on HBO's TV show adaptation of Alan Moore's comic book series, Watchmen.

When it comes to creating thrillers, Lindelof is certainly a good choice to head up this new project for Blumhouse. Most of his work has the kind of "edge of the seat" mentality that good thrillers need. The team-up with Blumhouse also makes sense after the success of Get Out showed that people actually do want to see genre movies that tackle difficult modern ideals and political beliefs. With Cuse and Zobel on board, The Hunt could end up becoming a must-see film when it finally hits theaters.

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Source: THR