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Nick Offerman hopes UK audience will ‘celebrate’ his new movie

Nick Offerman
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  • Nick Offerman's new thriller, "Sovereign," delves into the anti-government sovereign citizen movement, starring Offerman as a father alongside Jacob Tremblay and Dennis Quaid.
  • Offerman hopes the film finds an audience that “celebrate” it in the UK, suggesting it might be "too smart for the American audience" and better suited to a "more European sensibility."
  • He connected the film's themes to the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, pondering the motivations behind extreme choices made by some working-class Americans.
  • Offerman discussed his gratitude for having friends and family who are staunch supporters of Donald Trump, despite their differing views and accusations of him being "brainwashed."
  • He criticised super-right-wing voters for misinterpreting his "Parks and Recreation" character, Ron Swanson, as a socially conservative gun enthusiast, attributing it to their "bad reading comprehension."
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