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'Conservative Hollywood' dream 'in ruins' as eight-figure show staggers out the door
['Adam Lynch']
Alternet.org
In early 2020, Daily Wire CEO Jeremy Boreing found himself inspired by the eagerness with which the MAGA community devoured Daily Wire documentaries, and he decided to build a conservative Hollywood in Nashville, according to Bulwark Editor Will Sommer.
And, for a while, the right’s long-running dream of having more influence in entertainment seemed like it just might happen,” said Sommer.
“The dream of cool Hollywood conservatism,” said Sommer, “lay in ruins.”But, lo and behold, the first two episodes of Boreing’s $14 million Pendragon project have finally broken ground.
Instead, his dreams of bringing Pendragon to life appear to have deeply complicated his own career and the status of the Daily Wire itself.
“He told Deadline he wants to launch ‘a conservative alternative to A24.’ He said Hollywood treats conservative viewers ‘as though they’re anathema.