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Director Admits Controversial Vigilante Film Targets Conservative MAGA Audience for Profit
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‘WHY Is Elon Musk Promoting THIS?’ Citizen Vigilante Director vs Mehdi Hasan
"I make movies, and if the movie gets hated and loved, right, and whoever it is, it's like not under my control. You know, I think my Run movie was a very solid quality movie, what showed empathy for migrants. And did somebody give a shit? No. Did I get hailed by the whatever? Netflix bought the movie for $20 million? No. So, and that's the thing, I make movies, and by the way, I did that with my own money, uh, and I need an audience."
Director Uwe Boll acknowledged that Citizen Vigilante was deliberately crafted to appeal to conservative Republican audiences after his previous pro-migrant film Run failed commercially. Boll, who called Trump a 'fascist' and Fox News a 'fascist channel' just years ago, now defends the film's anti-migrant themes. Mehdi Hasan argued this represents a cynical pivot to capitalize on right-wing sentiment, with Boll admitting he 'goes where the audiences are' rather than maintaining consistent principles.
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