Production of a right-wing blogger’s Confederacy-themed superhero movie is no more, taking $1 million of investors’ money with it.
Theodore Beale, a far-right blogger known as “Vox Day,” admitted in a video posted last week that funding had vaporized for “Rebel’s Run,” the flick based on an independent comic book character he created, The Daily Beast reported.
A trailer promoting the planned film” features a female character, Rebel, wearing a Confederate-flag inspired bustier while fighting a “global crackdown on hate,” and a “different kind of war.” It includes clips of an interview with writer Chuck Dixon, who worked on the “Batman” series and created “Bane,” and with producer Daniel McNicol, who has a handful of writing and production credits to his name.
Right-wing director Scooter Downey, who helmed a Tucker Carlson-backed “documentary” on the Jan. 6, 2021 riot in the U.S. Capitol, was to direct.
The project’s supporters quickly surpassed a $750,000 fundraising goal in 2019, ultimately contributing $1 million toward the movie, The Daily Beast reported. The money was supposed to be held in escrow as the producers sought additional backing.
But now the cash is gone, along with the plans for the movie.
“I wouldn’t count on us getting the money back,” Beale said in a subscription-only video.
Beale has previously written and created several videos and “documentaries,”…
