Hollywood has been outspoken against a controversial Georgia abortion law, and now the heads of three production companies are saying they will not film in the state.
Christine Vachon, chief executive officer of Killer Films; David Simon, creator of"The Wire" and"The Deuce" who heads Blown Deadline Productions; and Mark Duplass of Duplass Brothers Productions have come out in opposition to a newly signed law that would ban abortions in the state if a fetal heartbeat can be detected. Georgia's governor signs a controversial abortion bill into lawGeorgia Gov.
— David Simon May 8, 2019 Can only speak for my production company. Our comparative assessments of locations for upcoming development will pull Georgia off the list until we can be assured the health options and civil liberties of our female colleagues are unimpaired. https://t.co/WTb0tj95zH — Mark Duplass May 9, 2019 "Don't give your business to Georgia," Duplass tweeted."Will you pledge with me not to film anything in Georgia until they reverse this backwards legislation?"But some in Hollywood have adopted a wait-and-see attitude.
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