Fake Pawn Shop, ICE Scenes and Protests: Inside Livingston’s Controversial Film Set
The film features Danny Trejo and 26 cast members and extras, while residents protest its immigration-enforcement plot and script similarities to a real ICE shooting.
- On Tuesday, Sept. 22, production began downtown in Livingston for 'Pawn Shop,' a film linked to conservative commentator Ben Shapiro, transforming city blocks into a fictional Minneapolis set.
- The script depicts immigration enforcement, including a scene recreating the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis, with producer Dallas Sonnier and local native Carter Boehm assisting with location scouting.
- Executive director Kaya Patten-Fusselman reported access to the Livingston Food Resource Center dropped 17% Tuesday as security guards blocked the facility, with one in eight community members relying on the center for food.
- Protester Keegan Nashan rallied against the filming Wednesday, spending five hours shouting critiques through a megaphone, while the production features famed actor Danny Trejo.
- Livingston City Manager Grant Gager met with filmmakers Tuesday to discuss community concerns, with production continuing through Oct. 10 while the city faces inquiries regarding filming permit compliance.
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Ben Shapiro-linked film brings ICE story to Livingston
“Pawn Shop,” the working title for an immigration enforcement fiction set in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is filming in Livingston. The production is tied to famed conservative media personality Ben Shapiro, known for his impassioned political debates and commentary.
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