Quentin Tarantino movie faces police boycott

Calls by police groups to boycott Quentin Tarantino’s latest film are putting pressure on one of next month’s most anticipated releases and plunging one of Hollywood’s top directors into a pitched cultural battle.

A growing number of police groups have called for the boycott of upcoming Weinstein release The Hateful Eight, after remarks the director made during a New York rally against police brutality.

Police bodies in New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles called for the boycott and now the National Association of Police Organisations has joined the ranks opposing Tarantino.