{"id":22840,"date":"2026-04-07T03:01:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T03:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/production-wraps-on-jonathan-majors-action-movie\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T03:01:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T03:01:18","slug":"production-wraps-on-jonathan-majors-action-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/production-wraps-on-jonathan-majors-action-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"Production Wraps On Jonathan Majors Action Movie"},"content":{"rendered":"


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After a long weekend of union agitator-fueled rumors about The Daily Wire\u2019s new action film, production has wrapped after five weeks, as planned, and the union reps didn\u2019t get their way.<\/span><\/p>\n

It all started with Deadline <\/span>publishing<\/span><\/a> an exclusive story about actor Jonathan Majors falling through a window while on set of the production in progress, which, according to their sources, led to a union strike and other allegations of safety concerns on set.<\/span><\/p>\n

Faithful Daily Wire fans won\u2019t be surprised to learn that there\u2019s more to the story. Film producer Dallas Sonnier provided a short, yet direct, statement to Deadline, saying simply: \u201cThe entire industry is in freefall due to strikes, and now that their members are out of work, they\u2019re trying to sabotage the few people who are still producing. We don\u2019t negotiate with communists.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

So what really went down?<\/span><\/p>\n

During the fourth week of filming, an executive from the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, best known as IATSE, reached out to Sonnier claiming that she \u201crepresented the majority of the crew,\u201d which consisted of both local hires in South Carolina and returning staff from previous projects. The IATSE rep \u201cdemanded\u201d that they immediately be recognized and negotiate a collective bargaining agreement to cover staff wages, hours, benefits, and working conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Before the deadline she proposed even arrived, a small handful of picketers were out creating a nuisance. It was that same day that Majors and actor JC Kiljoyne fell through a window filming a scene. Deadline posted video of the incident, and reported it was a six foot drop \u2014 though pictures posted show it was barely four feet off the ground.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The height of the window btw https:\/\/t.co\/Lr1KlckW9c<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/sAZF0UYiLb<\/a><\/p>\n

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That stunt with the window was part of production\u2019s plans for later that day, and Sonnier says it was far from an emergency.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone handled it quickly and successfully. We always have licensed medics on our sets, and this day, we had two,\u201d Sonnier said. \u201cThe production was immediately halted to ensure safety sign-offs by both medics before moving forward.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He also says the clip leaked to Deadline is definitely going to make it into the final cut.<\/p>\n

The actors\u2019 comments are fully aligned. Kiljoyne\u2019s rep told Deadline in the aftermath that he \u201cdid not feel unsafe on set and continues to have a positive experience working on the project.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Majors made similar <\/span>comments<\/span><\/a> to TMZ. \u201cI\u2019m ok. I was happy to be on set and help tell the story. I am grateful for whoever is checking on me, the cast and crew for regarding our safety. It\u2019s going to be a great movie and I am looking forward to fans seeing it!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

While IATSE came out of left field, there was a SAG rep on set many days who confirmed that the actors \u201cshould show up and finish the movie as planned\u201d following the accident. It was noted that the SAG rep had \u201czero safety concerns\u201d for the movie.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a licensed armorer every single day,\u201d Sonnier said. \u201cWe had a safety meeting at the top of each day, and prior to any special effect or stunt. The reason we don\u2019t have a \u2018RUST\u2019 situation is because we take this stuff so seriously,\u201d he added, referring to Alec Baldwin\u2019s firearm discharging while filming and killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n

During the fourth week of filming, 15% of the crew decided to leave. Based on conversations Sonnier had with the whole crew, this was the result of IATSE pressure and not because of any safety concerns, he said. All the staff who left were replaced by the next morning.<\/span><\/p>\n

Crucially, those who left did not appear to be part of the picketing. \u201cThe \u2018strikers\u2019 were just angry union rep protestors,\u201d Sonnier said, noting that by day two, their numbers were reduced to about seven people total.<\/span><\/p>\n

The picketers caused minor annoyances, such as yelling at actors, encouraging cars to honk to disrupt filming, pressuring vendors to pull gear, sending threatening letters, and yelling \u201cCUT!\u201d and \u201cACTION!\u201d as a way of confusing the actors on set. But in the end, production rolled on.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Deadline article was released after all these efforts failed, especially after Sonnier refused to engage with their demands.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sonnier said IATSE reps never called him or contacted him beyond the first email \u201cbecause they are total cowards and whiny busybodies.\u201d The producer says this was an illegitimate strike. <\/span><\/p>\n

Does IATSE have any response to this? <\/span>IATSE, of course, did not respond to questions from The Daily Wire.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n