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Armie Hammer Reportedly Calls Comeback Film ‘Citizen Vigilante’ “Hateful” and Not The Film He Signed On For

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July 9, 2026

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Armie Hammer's highly publicized return to Hollywood has taken an unexpected turn. According to a new report, the actor was so disturbed after finally watching Citizen Vigilante that he described the film as hateful and disgusting, insisting it was nothing like the project he believed he had signed on to. The post Armie Hammer Reportedly Calls Comeback Film ‘Citizen Vigilante’ “Hateful” and Not The Film He Signed On For appeared first on That Park Place.

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AllSides

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· Jul 2, 2026

'Citizen Vigilante' Film Posted on X After Effective Ban in Germany

A controversial new film starring Armie Hammer has been temporarily released on X after it was effectively blocked from cinemas in Germany. The movie Citizen Vigilante tells the story of an American man living in an unnamed European city who is angered by violence perpetrated by migrants, and takes the law into his own hands by killing immigrant criminals and corrupt officials.

Sweden Herald

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· Jul 1, 2026

Armie Hammer’s Comeback Film Citizen Vigilante Becomes Summer’s Most Controversial Movie

Armie Hammer’s Comeback Film Citizen Vigilante Becomes Summer’s Most Controversial Movie

Salon

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· Jun 30, 2026

Of course, Elon Musk adores Armie Hammer’s terrible comeback film

Hammer's comeback film, Citizen Vigilante, is a bigoted pile of garbage, perfect for a hungry fly like Musk

The Standard

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· Jun 26, 2026

Controversial new Armie Hammer film available online for just 48 hours

Citizen Vigilante, by German filmmaker Uwe Boll, stars Hammer as a businessman-turned-vigilante.

Daily Mail

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· Jul 6, 2026

Vile Texas bully, 34, filmed himself targeting the homeless and disabled with world's most powerful WATER gun... now the law has caught up with him

Vile Texas bully, 34, filmed himself targeting the homeless and disabled with world's most powerful WATER gun... now the law has caught up with him

The Hollywood Reporter

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· Jul 8, 2026

Uwe Boll Rips His Critics While Defending Armie Hammer Movie: “Open Your Eyes”

You love to hate and trash me, the 'Citizen Vigilante' filmmaker posted in response to criticism of his work.

ComicBook.com

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· Jul 9, 2026

The Incredible Hulk First Appearance Comic Sold For Over $12,000 Despite Being In A Not-So-Incredible Condition

“We have a Hulk.” Tony Stark said these words to Loki just before the battle for New York in The Avengers. However, if you want to learn how they happened to have a Hulk, you’ll have to go back to 1962’s The Incredible Hulk 1 and read about how Dr. Bruce Banner gets irradiated by []

Slate Magazine

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· Jul 8, 2026

Armie Hammer Supposedly Didn’t Know His New Movie Would Be “Hateful, Disgusting.” I Don’t See How That’s Possible.

I’ve seen Citizen Vigilante. Most of the “hateful, disgusting” lines are spoken by Armie Hammer.

Us Weekly

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· Jun 26, 2026

New Nancy Guthrie Letter Claims There's Video Evidence of Kidnapping: Report

A new ransom note claims to have video evidence of Nancy Guthrie’s kidnapping. An email obtained by TMZ on Friday, June 26, allegedly claims that there is video footage of the “main guy” who kidnapped Guthrie from the day she reportedly died. “I am not the idiot who recently called in a tip about her []

DNyuz

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· Jun 26, 2026

Supergirl Is a Dull, Dispiriting, Fake-Feminist Movie

Milly Alcock and Matthias Schoenaerts in ‘Supergirl’ —Courtesy of Warner Bros Now that the golden age of the blockbuster superhero-comic-book movie is supposedly—and thankfully—over, fans of last decade’s Marvel and D.C. pictures should be demanding more, not less. Will there be rioting in the streets once audiences get some idea of how lousy Supergirl is? []

India TV News

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· Jul 4, 2026

Satluj Movie Review: Diljit Dosanjh strengthens Honey Trehan's haunting tale of truth and courage

Not all films depicting real life heroes need grandiose speeches and chest-beating for leaving a mark. Diljit Dosanjh's Satluj knows that well. It goes by the quiet approach, preferring to be silent rather than spectacular. Director Honey Trehan does not have the intention of making Jaswant Singh Khalra's life story a traditional biopic. Instead, he tells it with patience, allowing the truth itself to carry the emotional weight.

Fark

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· Jul 8, 2026

Somebody get this guy a medal. Actually defending the constitution. That's just crazy [Hero]

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South China Morning Post

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· Jul 8, 2026

YouTube says Sydney massacre ‘crisis actor’ video can stay online

A Google executive has told an Australian inquiry that a YouTube video falsely claiming a wounded survivor of an antisemitic massacre in Sydney was a crisis actor bloodied with make-up had met the platform’s standards and would remain online. Google Australia manager Rachel Lord was testifying on Tuesday at a government inquiry into the spread of antisemitism in Australia, including an attack by two gunmen on a Sydney Hanukkah celebration in December that left 15 people dead. Lord was questioned...

Global News

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· Jun 30, 2026

Elon Musk shares Armie Hammer film critics panned as ‘morally bankrupt’

The film marks Hammer’s first leading role since the Los Angeles police investigated accusations against the Call Me By Your Name star of rape and sexual assault.

Wired

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· Jul 13, 2026

White Supremacists Love Armie Hammer’s New Movie

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

ArcaMax

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· Jul 1, 2026

Danny Glover reveals Alzheimer's diagnosis: 'Things are going to be different'

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Danny Glover, the lifelong San Francisco resident and global activist who rose to the height of Hollywood fame as the star of the “Lethal Weapon” film series, “The Color Purple” and “Places in the Heart,” revealed ...

Variety

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· Jun 26, 2026

‘The Get Out’ Review: Russell Crowe and a Game Supporting Cast Cannot Save Derrick Borte’s Tonally Ambitious Crime Comedy

The canon of popular American movies this side of the millennium counts several crime comedies in its ranks, among them Steven Soderbergh’s “Ocean’s” trilogy, David O. Russell’s “American Hustle” and Shane Black’s “The Nice Guys.” Ten years on, that last film’s star, Russell Crowe, headlines Derrick Borte’s “The Get Out” — a largely underwhelming reminder []

Boston.com

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· Jul 2, 2026

Isaiah Thomas comes to Jaylen Brown’s defense after shocking Celtics trade​

“Please stay away from talking about the PERSON and his character!!!! He’s real as they come! The post Isaiah Thomas comes to Jaylen Brown’s defense after shocking Celtics trade​ appeared first on Boston.com.

The Daily Beast

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· Jul 2, 2026

Nancy Guthrie Kidnapping Case Jolted by New Ransom Note Revelation

Don Arnold/WireImageThe FBI is rebutting explosive claims that none of the ransom notes in the kidnapping case involving 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie are genuine. The agency’s Phoenix field office said Wednesday that while some ransom notes sent to news outlets after Guthrie, the mother of NBC’s Today show anchor Savannah Guthrie, vanished from her Tucson, Arizona. home turned out to be fake, others remain under investigation.“Some have been deemed to be extortion attempts without legitimacy,” the office’s post on X said. “Other ransom demands may potentially be legitimate and are still being investigated as such.”Read more at The Daily Beast.

ABC News

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· Jul 7, 2026

YouTube defends video that falsely claims Sydney massacre survivor is 'crisis actor'

A Google executive has told an inquiry that a YouTube video that falsely claims a wounded survivor of an antisemitic massacre in Sydney is a crisis actor blooded with makeup met the platform’s standards and would remain online

Gizmodo

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· Jul 11, 2026

This ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Concept Art Assembles the Teams

It's not an 'Avengers' movie if there's not a splashy art featuring the main cast, so it's time for 'Avengers: Doomsday' to get one.

Hot Air

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· Jun 28, 2026

'Hellbrew of Hate': The New Relevance of Cold War Anti-Communist Movies

'Hellbrew of Hate': The New Relevance of Cold War Anti-Communist Movies

The Next Web

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· Jul 7, 2026

Google defends a ‘crisis actor’ video at Australia’s antisemitism inquiry

A Google executive told an Australian inquiry that a video smearing a shooting survivor as a “crisis actor” meets YouTube’s standards. So it stays online. Google has defended keeping up a conspiracy video about a mass shooting in Sydney, the Associated Press reports. The clip falsely paints a wounded survivor of the antisemitic massacre as [] This story continues at The Next Web

National Post

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· Jul 10, 2026

John Ivison: Carney may lead the Trump ‘resistance,’ but Canadian casualties are mounting

Real life does not follow the binary framework of the movies, where a Bond-like hero vanquishes a grandiose, arrogant, greedy villain

Nieman Lab

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· Jun 25, 2026

Full Fact is battling AI-generated elections content with AI tools of its own

As campaign videos go, it was a classic. To the sound of a soulful pop ballad, a smiling politician meets voters in the street, chats to school children and visits a hospital. The only problem? The scenes shown in the video weren’t real. They were AI-generated, and shared and labeled as “illustrative” by an independent...

Quadrant Magazine

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· Jun 23, 2026

Hollywood Hack, Complete Rat

Hollywood Hack, Complete Rat

Sky News Australia

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· Jul 1, 2026

‘It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a flop’: Supergirl bombs at global box office

Writer and Comedian Michael Loftus reacts to Supergirl becoming a box office flop, stating nobody wanted this movie made in the first place. “With Supergirl, this is the movie that nobody asked for … everyone knew this was going to be a dud,” Mr Loftus told Sky News host James Morrow. “Look up in the sky; it’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a flop."

The Week

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· Jul 7, 2026

Google: Friend or foe for Hollywood?

Google: Friend or foe for Hollywood?

MovieGuide

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· Jun 23, 2026

Jim Carrey’s Grinch Is Coming Back—And the Whole Original Team Is in Talks to Return

The Grinch is coming back — and this time, Hollywood is going all in. Jim Carrey, who told Vulture that the original shoot’s infamous...

Drudge Report

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· Jul 9, 2026

Sheriff slams ICE: Bunch of Bullies!

Sheriff slams ICE: Bunch of Bullies! (First column, 6th story, link) Related stories:The Critically Panned Vigilante Movie That Found an Audience via Musk...

Cosmopolitan

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· Jun 25, 2026

Fans Jump to Rihanna’s Defense After A$AP Rocky Made Suggestive Comments at His Phoenix Concert

“Mind you, his girl is RIHANNA.”

Times of India

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· Jun 28, 2026

Elon Musk sparks row after posting banned 'anti-immigrant' film on X

The X platform, helmed by Elon Musk, recently showcased Armie Hammer's contentious film 'Citizen Vigilante,' which faced a ban in Germany due to its inflammatory themes against immigrants. Following Musk's endorsement, the film surged in popularity on Apple TV, despite mixed reviews. Now, a sequel is in the works, signaling Hammer's return to the spotlight after he faced serious allegations, which he staunchly denies.

The New American

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· Jul 5, 2026

Banned in Germany and Canned by Critics, Is “Citizen Vigilante” Terrifying Globalists?

The newly released film “Citizen Vigilante” certainly is resonating with its audience, as it reflects the growing anti-immigrationist movement in the West. ... The post Banned in Germany and Canned by Critics, Is “Citizen Vigilante” Terrifying Globalists? appeared first on The New American.

That Park Place

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· Jul 4, 2026

James Gunn Reportedly Took Control of Supergirl After Creative Disagreement With Director Craig Gillespie

Remember how everyone said Supergirl felt like a James Gunn movie? There’s reportedly a reason for that A new report is offering a behind-the-scenes look at the creative struggles surrounding Supergirl, revealing that James Gunn’s DC Studios became heavily involved in reshaping the film after reported disagreements with director Craig Gillespie. According to a report from The [] The post James Gunn Reportedly Took Control of Supergirl After Creative Disagreement With Director Craig Gillespie appeared first on That Park Place.

KSAT San Antonio

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· Jul 7, 2026

YouTube defends video that falsely claims Sydney massacre survivor is 'crisis actor'

A Google executive has told an inquiry that a YouTube video that falsely claims a wounded survivor of an antisemitic massacre in Sydney is a crisis actor blooded with makeup met the platform’s standards and would remain online.

TheGamer

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· Jun 22, 2026

Blood Message Will Make You Rethink How Combat Works In Cinematic Stealth Blockbusters

This brutal journey is packed with cinematic flair.

National Republican Congressional Committee

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· Jul 8, 2026

Pulido: Anti-Cop, Pro-Pedophile Freak

Turns out that “Cocks not Glocks” enthusiast Bobby Pulido is a radical Democrat who smears law enforcement while standing by a convicted child sex offender. Pulido called police officers “abusive assholes,” claimed America has an “abusive cop problem,” and said some police “turn into monsters.” But when it came to longtime bandmate Frankie Caballero, a convicted child sex offender, Pulido had no [] The post Pulido: Anti-Cop, Pro-Pedophile Freak appeared first on NRCC.

Attack the System

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· Jul 9, 2026

Villains of Judea: Armand Hammer

Lenin’s favorite capitalist and the great grandfather Hollywood forgot. José Alberto Niño Jul 05, 2026 Share Armie Hammer spent the summer of 2026 back in the headlines, and not gently. His comeback vehicle, Citizen Vigilante, a low-budget thriller written and directed by the pro-Israel German provocateur Uwe [] The post Villains of Judea: Armand Hammer first appeared on Attack the System.

The Daily Wire

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· Jul 10, 2026

Bright Side: It’s Erling Haaland Summer. Let’s Viking Row.

Welcome to the Bright Side, a weekly roundup of all the good news and ideas you might have missed from the past week. *** Bone Thugs-N-Harmony just got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. If you’re wondering what everyone was doing in 1996, they were listening to the hip-hop group’s hit “Crossroads” on ...

Ars Technica

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· Jul 4, 2026

Review: Supergirl is not the disaster its low box office suggests

It’s a pretty good movie, but it needed to be a great movie to thrive in an oversaturated superhero market.

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