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In ‘Citizen Vigilante,’ Armie Hammer plays Sanders, a former US soldier who embarks on an extrajudicial killing spree across Europe, angered by what he sees as a Muslim takeover of the continent. Unsurprisingly, real-world far-right extremists love it.

Described as the “feel-good movie of white-boy summer” by one extremist, ‘Citizen Vigilante’ has been hailed by the far-right as a way to convert moderates to their cause.

The movie repeats the baseless great replacement conspiracy theory that Muslim immigrants have overrun the European continent, and it was widely panned by critics who called it “astonishingly bad” and “racist, xenophobic, ethnocentrist, alt-right agitprop.”

Hammer has reportedly disavowed the movie, telling sources it was “disgusting” and “hateful.” But director Uwe Boll pushed back, pointing out that Hammer had taken part in the film’s promotion. Hammer could not be reached for comment.

The movie was essentially banned in Boll’s native Germany for “inciting violence against immigrants,” and it was set to be mostly ignored, until Elon Musk intervened, sharing the entire film on X for 48 hours where it was viewed millions of times.

Despite the Islamophobic nature of the film, some far-right groups are still unhappy. One of the reasons is that Hammer is part Jewish. Read the full story: www.wired.com/story/a-bunc...