ight ing ▁Corpor ate ▁Cor ruption ". ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁delayed ▁by ▁M GM ’ s ▁financial ▁difficulties . ▁The ▁delay ▁came ▁amid ▁growing ▁controvers y ▁in ▁China ▁after ▁ex cer pts ▁of ▁the ▁script ▁were ▁le aked ▁on ▁the ▁website ▁The ▁Aw l . ▁The ▁film ▁drew ▁sharp ▁criticism ▁from ▁the ▁Global ▁Times , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁leading ▁Chinese ▁state - run ▁newsp apers , ▁with ▁head lines ▁such ▁as ▁" U . S . ▁res ho ots ▁Cold ▁War ▁movie ▁to ▁demon ize ▁China " ▁and ▁" American ▁movie ▁plants ▁host ile ▁se eds ▁against ▁China ". ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁articles ▁stated : ▁" Ch ina ▁can ▁still ▁feel ▁U . S . ▁dist rust ▁and ▁fear , ▁especially ▁among ▁its ▁people . ▁Americans ' ▁susp ic ions ▁about ▁China ▁are ▁the ▁best ▁ground ▁for ▁the ▁ha w ks ▁to ▁dis sem inate ▁fear ▁and ▁doubt , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁biggest ▁concern ▁with ▁the ▁movie , ▁Red ▁Da wn ." ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁first ▁cast ▁photo ▁was ▁released ▁along ▁with ▁news ▁that ▁M GM ▁would ▁release ▁the ▁film ▁once ▁their ▁Chapter ▁ 1 1 ▁rest ruct uring ▁is ▁completed . ▁Red ▁Da wn ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁already ▁completed ▁M GM ▁projects ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁reported ▁that ▁M GM ▁changed ▁the ▁villa