Daily Wire Resumes Filming Pawn Shop After Montana Permit Shutdown

Production has resumed on the Daily Wire feature film Pawn Shop in downtown Livingston, Montana, after local officials temporarily halted the shoot. Filming restarted under a revised permit following a city hearing and municipal approval. Deadline, ComingSoon, The Wrap, and Variety all reported on the resumption of filming. [1][2][3][4]

Municipal officials ordered the brief production shutdown earlier in the week following local protests over alleged permitting violations. According to The Wrap, residents expressed concern after not being informed about simulated gunfire planned for the shoot. ComingSoon reported that a standoff between municipal authorities and the production team was swiftly resolved. [2][3]

Daily Wire co-founder Ben Shapiro criticized the temporary halt as a violation of the First Amendment. Deadline, The Wrap, and Variety reported that Shapiro characterized the municipal decision as content discrimination and pure politics. [1][3][4]

The Daily Wire is a Nashville-based media company established in 2015 by Shapiro, Jeremy Boreing, and Caleb Robinson. The company produces digital media content and distributes video programming through its subscription platform DailyWire+, which launched in 2022. [8]