A film production by The Daily Wire, titled "Pawn Shop," which appears to re-enact elements of Renee Good’s killing and involves scenes of immigration-related conflict, is continuing in Livingston, Montana despite earlier protests. The project faced backlash from residents who complained about road closures and unsettling scenes, leading to a temporary halt in filming before it was allowed to resume with new restrictions on noise and violent depictions. Ben Shapiro, co-founder of The Daily Wire, criticized the city’s decision as bowing to "radical leftwing protesters," while local officials and non-profit leaders like Kaya Patten-Fusselman supported the conditions aimed at minimizing disruption.
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A film production by The Daily Wire titled Pawn Shop has faced controversy in Livingston, Montana, after residents complained about road closures and noise from the shoot, which appears to re-enact elements of the killing of Renee Good. The movie depicts an ICE agent's struggle with a mob trying to free an immigrant detainee. During a city commission meeting, protesters criticized the lack of public notice for these disruptions. After a temporary halt in filming due to resident complaints, the production was allowed to resume under new conditions regarding noise and depiction of violence. Co-founder Ben Shapiro accused the town’s decision-makers of caving to “radical leftwing protesters.”
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A Daily Wire film production that appears to re-enact elements of Renee Good’s killing has been allowed to continue filming in a rural Montana town.
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Production of Pawn Shop, the conservative media company’s upcoming movie, was temporarily halted earlier this month after residents of Livingston complained about inconvenient road closures, as well as the film’s portrayal of the Trump administration’s ongoing immigration crackdown.
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The project, which reportedly stars Danny Trejo and Harvey Keitel, follows an ICE agent’s arduous effort to escape an angry mob seeking to free an immigrant he has detained, according to its logline.
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During a Livingston city commission meeting last week, several residents took the podium to air a slew of grievances about Pawn Shop’s presence in the town.
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Little to no public notice was given, they said.
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Street closures were impeding access to a food pantry.
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In one video of the shoot that surfaced online, a female protester can be seen driving a beat-up car into a flock of law enforcement agents, knocking one officer down, as another fires his weapon.
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Then, the car abruptly lurches back.
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That scene drew backlash – and protesters – over its resemblance to an ICE agent fatally shooting Renee Good in January.
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“A production can hijack our downtown with hired guns and re-enact mob beatings while blocking the entrance to a beloved non-profit,” area resident Bex Frucht said at the commission meeting.
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“They are simulating a highly controversial murder in our streets.”
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The project’s filming permit was temporarily revoked amid the outcry, before being reinstated with new parameters around noise and any depictions of violence.
The Daily Wire co-founder Ben Shapiro blasted the city commission for deferring to what he described as “radical leftwing protesters”.
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“When you put together a film it takes a lot – a lot in terms of production.
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You have to get the permit, which we did.
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You have to get everybody there, which we did.
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Every single day costs you hundreds of thousands of dollars to film.
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All these people decided to show up and disturb the filming,” he said in a video posted to X on Wednesday.
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Livingston city commissioner Melissa Nootz did not immediately respond to an inquiry about Shapiro’s remarks.
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Pawn Shop was originally set to wrap up production in Livingston on 10 October, according to town officials.
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It’s unclear if the temporary shutdown has pushed back that date.
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Kaya Patten-Fusselman, executive director of the Livingston Food Resource Center, voiced support for the new conditions attached to the filming permit in a Wednesday statement posted to social media.
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Having blocked access to the entrance of our one-way parking lot didn’t and doesn’t work for some of our clients,” Patten-Fusselman said.
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“I’ll keep working with the city so the next non-profit, business, or neighbor gets notice well before a street has multi-week closures.”
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