Ben Shapiro and Danny Trejo Are Making a Pro-ICE Film. Crew Members Quit When They Found Out Its Politics

Several crew members attached to the production of Ben Shapiro’s pro-ICE film Pawn Shop, which is currently in production in Livingston, Montana, left the film early after originally being told they were going to work on a “fun action movie,” and were allegedly kept in the dark about the film’s conservative politics, according to a new report in IndieWire. A worker on the film who spoke to IndieWire anonymously said they weren’t told about Pawn Shop’s politics, which included pro-ICE messaging, before they signed on to the project. The person spoke anonymously due to having signed a non-disclosure agreement with the production. “I was asked my availability, was told it was a ‘fun action movie’ in downtown Livingston. Great crew, great whatever. That was the whole pitch,” the worker told IndieWire. “So, I just said, ‘Yep, I’m available.’”However, the crew member said that they were not given “substantive details” about the film, including its political slant. “If I had known this, then I would not have even accepted the job,” they said. Brooklyn Wilde, a local activist, told IndieWire that other crew had also left the shoot after learning more about Pawn Shop. Wilde said that crew were “explicitly lied to” about the film's content. The crew member told IndieWire that they estimated about a dozen abrupt departures from crew during filming. Pawn Shop, a narrative feature produced by The Daily Wire, stars legendary Latino actor Danny Trejo and Academy Award-nominated actor Harvey Keitel. A casting synopsis obtained by IndieWire describes Pawn Shop as a story in which a federal agent takes shelter in a pawn shop with a “traditional Hispanic father and his progressive college-age son” during turmoil in Minneapolis. The film also reportedly includes a scene in which Melanie — a protester whom the script describes as a “fat blue-hair,” according to IndieWire — panics when confronted by an armed ICE officer and accidental