Will Smith’s New Movie Is The Latest Dealing With A Shutdown After Moving From Georgia To Louisiana

As for why Will Smith and director Antoine Fuqua decided to move Emancipation’s production from Georgia to Louisiana back in April, that for political reasons. Although Georgia, specifically the Atlanta area, has become a popular destination for major productions in recent years, Brian Kemp, the state’s governor, signed legislation earlier this year that saw restrictive voting standards being implemented. This caught the ire of various individuals in the Hollywood sphere, including Smith and Fuqua, who announced in a public statement that they would film Emancipation in Louisiana instead, saying that they could not “in good conscience provide economic support to a government that enacts regressive voting laws that are designed to restrict voter access.”

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