Will Smith Pulls Movie Production From Georgia in Response to New Voting Restrictions

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Will Packer is weighing in on Georgia's new voting law. Like Black Panther II director Ryan Coogler made clear last week, the Atlanta-based producer said on TheReal that he plans to keep his productions in Georgia despite the restrictive bill.

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Ryan Coogler is keeping the upcoming production of  in Georgia, despite the state's new voting law. On Friday, the actor revealed his decision in a letter published by Shadow and Act, explaining that he won't be moving production and will instead support voting rights organizations. «As an African-American, and as a citizen, I oppose all attempts, explicit and otherwise, to shrink the electorate and reduce access to the ballot.

Black Panther IIwill still film in Georgia despite the state's new, restrictive voting law.

Black Panther II in Georgia despite the intense criticism over new voting restrictions enacted by the state government. Coogler has condemned the voter integrity law signed into effect by Georgia governor Brian Kemp, but said he realized pulling production of the movie out of state would actually do more harm than good, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

“Black Panther II” will go ahead with filming in Georgia this summer as planned. 

(CNN)Georgia has lost a major production because of its newly restrictive voting legislation.It was announced Monday that director/producer Antoine Fuqua and his Fuqua Films and actor/producer Will Smith and his media company Westbrook Inc.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaFortune 500 companies, A-list movie stars, filmmakers and corporate heavyweights came out swinging on April 14, condemning Georgia’s new voting restrictions in an open letter that was printed in The Washington Post and the New York Times.The hundreds of signatories included the likes of Netflix, Amazon, ViacomCBS, Starbucks, Facebook and UTA, as well as celebrities such as Rooney Mara, George Clooney, Mark Ruffalo, Larry David, Josh Gad, Lee Daniels,

election offices and to remove and replace local election officials. Opponents have said the law is designed to reduce the impact of minority voters.In a joint statement, Smith and Fuqua — who are both producers on the project — said they felt compelled to move the production out of Georgia.“We cannot in good conscience provide economic support to a government that enacts regressive voting laws that are designed to restrict voter access,” Smith and Fuqua said.

Will Smith's production company, Westbrook, is moving their upcoming film, , out of Georgia due to the state's new voting laws.

new voter law.The film — a thriller about a runaway slave that’s titled “Emancipation” — is the first big-budget movie project to pull out of the state on the basis of the new law, Variety reported.

feel compelled to move our film production work from Georgia to another state.”The decision comes despite calls from prominent Black figures like former gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams urging Hollywood not to boycott the state. “Boycotts work best when the target of your boycott is responsive, and unfortunately we are not dealing with good actors here.

Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen reactions by Hollywood about the new voting laws that were recently passed in Georgia. These laws are a direct response to the recent election which saw the state vote for two Democratic senators and also for Joe Biden as the President of the United States.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaAntoine Fuqua and Will Smith will move production on their big-budget, runaway slave thriller “Emancipation” out of Georgia in protest over the state’s controversial new voting restrictions.The announcement continues the economic fallout from Gov. Brian Kemp and the state legislature’s decision to pass new regulations that critics maintain amount to voter suppression, aimed at reducing the turnout of people of color.

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Addressing the new voting law in Georgia, SAG-AFTRA said today, “We oppose any effort to suppress the constitutional rights of Americans, including our members.”