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The Daily Wire is Making the Most MAGA Movie Imaginable

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Stein, S. (2026, October 2). The Daily Wire is Making the Most MAGA Movie Imaginable. The Bulwark. https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-daily-wire-is-making-the-most

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Sam Stein and Will Sommer analyze the leaked script for "Pawn Shop," an upcoming fictional movie by The Daily Wire that portrays a pro-ICE thriller during an imagined Antifa siege in Minneapolis. The film includes scenes like a fictionalized version of the Renee Good shooting and features conservative-media tropes involving ICE agents, Antifa members, and MS-13 gang activity. The production has also caused protests in Livingston, Montana, where it is being filmed.
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Sam Stein and Will Sommer from The Bulwark have analyzed a leaked script for Pawn Shop, a fictional movie produced by The Daily Wire. Set in an imagined scenario, the film portrays an Antifa siege of a Minneapolis pawn shop while glorifying ICE agents. It includes a reimagined version of the Renee Good shooting incident and features storylines about conservative-media tropes involving Antifa and MS-13. The production has led to protests in Livingston, Montana, where it is being filmed.

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🔮 The Daily Wire is Making the Most MAGA Movie Imaginable Sam Stein and Will Sommer break down the leaked script for the Daily Wire’s upcoming fictional movie Pawn Shop, a pro-ICE thriller set amid an imagined Antifa siege of a Minneapolis pawn shop. Sam Stein and Will Sommer break down the leaked script for the Daily Wire’s upcoming fictional movie Pawn Shop, a pro-ICE thriller set amid an imagined Antifa siege of a Minneapolis pawn shop.
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Antifa ORG · 3× Minneapolis GPE · 2× Sam Stein PERSON · 2× Will PERSON · 2× Will Sommer PERSON · 2× the Daily Wire’s ORG · 2× ICE ORG · 1× MS-13 ORG · 1× Renee Good PERSON · 1× The Daily Wire ORG · 1×

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The Daily Wire is Making the Most MAGA Movie Imaginable Sam Stein and Will Sommer break down the leaked script for the Daily Wire’s upcoming fictional movie Pawn Shop, a pro-ICE thriller set amid an imagined Antifa siege of a Minneapolis pawn shop. Sam Stein and Will Sommer break down the leaked script for the Daily Wire’s upcoming fictional movie Pawn Shop, a pro-ICE thriller set amid an imagined Antifa siege of a Minneapolis pawn shop.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-02
🔮 The Daily Wire is Making the Most MAGA Movie Imaginable Sam Stein and Will Sommer break down the leaked script for the Daily Wire’s upcoming fictional movie Pawn Shop, a pro-ICE thriller set amid an imagined Antifa siege of a Minneapolis pawn shop. Sam Stein and Will Sommer break down the leaked script for the Daily Wire’s upcoming fictional movie Pawn Shop, a pro-ICE thriller set amid an imagined Antifa siege of a Minneapolis pawn shop.
2026-10-02 · The Bulwark
The Daily Wire is Making the Most MAGA Movie Imaginable · assertive framing

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The Daily Wire is Making the Most MAGA Movie Imaginable Sam Stein and Will Sommer break down the leaked script for the Daily Wire’s upcoming fictional movie Pawn Shop, a pro-ICE thriller set amid an imagined Antifa siege of a Minneapolis pawn shop. Sam Stein and Will Sommer break down the leaked script for the Daily Wire’s upcoming fictional movie Pawn Shop, a pro-ICE thriller set amid an imagined Antifa siege of a Minneapolis pawn shop. asserted
Stein → make → shop
They discuss the film’s fictionalized version of the Renee Good shooting, its portrayal of ICE agents, Antifa and MS-13, the “rooftop Korean” storyline, and the movie’s many conservative-media tropes. asserted
They → discuss → agents
Will also explains how the production has caused protests in Livingston, Montana, where the movie is being filmed. asserted
movie → explain → Livingston
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