--- description: The former Olympian had openly criticized the film title: Mark Schultz Calls 'Foxcatcher' a 'Miracle' and Apologizes Again image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Mark Schultz Calls _Foxcatcher_ a 'Miracle' and Apologizes Again by [Megan Daley / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Megan Daley / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 20, 2015 5:56 PM CUT by [Megan Daley / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Megan Daley / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 20, 2015 5:56 PM CUT Former Olympic wrestler Mark Schultz again apologized on social media for his criticism of _Foxcatcher_, a film partly based on his life. He called the 5-time Oscar-nominated movie a “miracle,” and plans to “ignore the haters.” > [](https://twitter.com/MarkSchultzy/status/556669508971413505) In December, Schultz, played by Channing Tatum in the film, [posted on Twitter](http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/12/31/mark-schultz-foxcatcher/ "undefined") that he hated the film’s director, Bennett Miller, calling him ‘scum.’ Schultz’s criticism of _Foxcatcher_ stems from a scene he believed points to a sexual relationship between himself and John du Pont played by Steve Carrell. Schultz [apologized via Facebook](http://insidemovies.ew.com/2015/01/02/mark-schultz-apologizes-foxcatcher/ "undefined") for the criticism early this month, and now he is reaching out on Twitter again in a series of tweets to proclaim his positive feelings about the film, including a thank-you to Miller for honoring his brother, Dave Schultz. > [](https://twitter.com/MarkSchultzy/status/556655996257726464) > [](https://twitter.com/MarkSchultzy/status/556671192686678016) > [](https://twitter.com/MarkSchultzy/status/556684566434680834) > [](https://twitter.com/MarkSchultzy/status/557049068778975232) _This_ [_article_](http://insidemovies.ew.com/2015/01/20/mark-schultz-calls-foxcatcher-a-miracle-apologizes-again/ "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://www.ew.com "undefined")_._ _Read next:_ [_This Scene Shows Just How Ridiculously Fake the Baby From_ ](http://time.com/3674870/american-sniper-fake-baby/?xid=time%5Freadnext "undefined")[American Sniper _Is_](http://time.com/3674870/american-sniper-fake-baby/?xid=time%5Freadnext "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3674928/schultz-foxcatcher-apologizes/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3674928/schultz-foxcatcher-apologizes/"},"headline":"Mark Schultz Calls Foxcatcher a 'Miracle' and Apologizes Again","datePublished":"2015-01-20T17:56:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T03:43:07.016Z","description":"The former Olympian had openly criticized the film","url":"https://time.com/3674928/schultz-foxcatcher-apologizes/","keywords":["movies","Channing Tatum","Foxcatcher"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan Daley / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3674928/schultz-foxcatcher-apologizes/","name":"Mark Schultz Calls Foxcatcher a 'Miracle' and Apologizes Again"}}]}] ```