Daily Wire Resumes Movie Shoot After Montana Permitting Dispute

The Daily Wire has resumed production on its immigration themed feature film Pawn Shop under a revised filming permit in Livingston, Montana. Deadline, The Wrap, and Variety all reported that filming restarted after local officials halted the project over permitting requirements. [1][2][3]

City officials in Livingston held a hearing following local protests regarding the production. The Wrap reported that residents raised concerns over not being informed about simulated gunfire, while Variety noted that the Livingston City Commission originally issued the shutdown order. [2][3]

Daily Wire co-founder Ben Shapiro criticized the initial suspension of filming. Deadline, The Wrap, and Variety all reported that Shapiro called the municipal shutdown a violation of the First Amendment, with Variety adding that he termed the action content discrimination. [1][2][3]

The Daily Wire is an American conservative media company founded in 2015 that operates the DailyWire+ video on demand platform and produces original films, podcasts, and digital content. [6]