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Musk Shares Banned Armie Hammer Film, Teases 2027 Sequel

6/29/2026

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Musk Posts Film

German regulators denied an age rating for “Citizen Vigilante,” so Elon Musk, X owner, posted it on X for 48 hours.
Musk’s X account with 240 million followers and director Uwe Boll uploaded the movie before removing it.
Musk said sequel will be better.
Boll announced a 2027 release.
Actor Armie Hammer stars as a vigilante in Croatia, his role since the 2021 accusations that were denied and not charged in 2023.

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**Boll Defends**

Warner Bros issued a cease-and-desist after the film was first called The Dark Knight.
The movie holds a 95% audience rating from over 1,000 Rotten Tomatoes viewers despite four negative critic reviews.
Director Uwe Boll says the thriller counters superhero fatigue, hides political commentary, hopes for a UK release, and after X removal the film is rentable via Quiver Distribution, featuring a vigilante who targets criminals, migrants and corrupt officials.

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Boll Appeals Ban

The German rating board rejected the film in a 6-2 vote as incitement against migrants.
Boll hired a lawyer to appeal, but the court upheld the ban.
He said viewers must import a Blu-ray from Austria or Switzerland to watch legally.
Boll said the plot is based on a 2016 Hamburg rape case where teens escaped punishment.
He denied anti-immigrant intent, saying the film attacks an insane European climate.

History

Historical Context

X's hosting of Uwe Boll's self-distributed “Citizen Vigilante” after German regulators banned it reflects a long-standing tension between creators and state censorship. Similar clashes appeared in 2014 when the BBC faced an open-letter protest over Gaza coverage, and a 2024 report logged over 1,500 bias breaches. 2023 BBC satire sketches mocking alleged anti-Israel bias show the pattern repeats across media.

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Musk Posts Film

German regulators denied an age rating for “Citizen Vigilante,” so Elon Musk, X owner, posted it on X for 48 hours.
Musk’s X account with 240 million followers and director Uwe Boll uploaded the movie before removing it.
Musk said sequel will be better.
Boll announced a 2027 release.
Actor Armie Hammer stars as a vigilante in Croatia, his role since the 2021 accusations that were denied and not charged in 2023.

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