A majority of Americans have seen or at least know of the 1984 movie classic Red Dawn. The film portrayed a Soviet invasion of the continental United States wherein a group of high school students identifying themselves with their high school mascot (the Wolverines) are forced through circumstances to form up into a guerilla force conducting operations behind enemy lines. The film was a big hit as the Soviet Union and its allies in Nicaragua was considered the greatest threat to the United States at that time.
In the fall of 2009 plans were put forth for a remake of Red Dawn, this time, rather than Soviets and Nicaraguans in Colorado, it was to be Chinese invading the US and set in Washington State. The new film was to be completed and released in November, 2010. The filming was completed however the release was stopped. And who stopped it? It was indeed the Chinese government. Evidently the properties held by the Chinese government in the United States and the money and power they represent caused MGM to rethink Red Dawn.
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