Hollywood Is ‘Hot, Horny and White’ Again

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If more evidence were needed that the progressive snowflake era of Hollywood has officially melted, “Basic Instinct,” a movie that cemented the ice-pick-wielding post-feminist man-slayer in the character of Sharon Stone’s Catherine Tramell, is back. Amazon MGM just bought a spec script from Joe Eszterhas — yes, the man who brought the sexy in “Flashdance,” “Jade,” “Sliver” and “Showgirls” as well as “Basic Instinct” in the ’80s and ’90s — in a $2 million deal to write what he has called an “anti-woke” reboot. “I don’t believe in woke and I don’t believe in being politically correct because I think it’s not the truth, and I like the truth spoken,” Mr. Eszterhas, who gets an additional $2 million if the film gets made, told me in a recent interview about the deal.

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Hollywood is rapidly shifting away from the socially conscious framework that for more than a decade has driven its narratives, casting and green lights. A new series on Netflix called “The Hunting Wives” has Malin Akerman dressing up as the saucy Texas wife of a rich businessman, complete with big hair, a big rifle, a Southern twang and an affair with the teenage son of the pastor. Nearly everyone on the show is hot, horny and white.

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