{"id":431393,"date":"2021-04-16T18:06:15","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T22:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=431393"},"modified":"2021-04-16T18:06:19","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T22:06:19","slug":"black-panther-ii-wont-move-production-out-of-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-panther-ii-wont-move-production-out-of-georgia\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Black Panther II\u2019 Won\u2019t Move Production Out Of Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fblack-panther-ii-wont-move-production-out-of-georgia%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=431393&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-2514.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Despite all the rhetoric about Georgia\u2019s voter integrity law being the \u201cnew Jim Crow\u201d and an egregious affront to human rights, the production for \u201cBlack Panther II\u201d will not be moving out of the Peach State.<\/p>\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/shadowandact.com\/ryan-coogler-pens-op-ed-denouncing-georgias-new-voting-law-exclusive\">op-ed<\/a> published in Shadow and Act, director Ryan Coogler harshly condemned the law in Georgia while simultaneously resisting the urge to boycott the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fight for full enfranchisement is fundamental to the African-American struggle in this country and to this country\u2019s claim to functioning democracy,\u201d he began. \u201cAs an African-American, and as a citizen, I oppose all attempts, explicit and otherwise, to shrink the electorate and reduce access to the ballot. I say this as I return to Georgia, a state that holds a special place in my heart. I lived in Atlanta for eight months while filming my last movie. I have long looked forward to returning. But, when I was informed of the passage of SB202 in the state, and its ramifications for the state\u2019s voters, I was profoundly disappointed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile I wished to turn my concern into action, I could not do so without first being educated on the specifics of Georgia,\u201d he continued. \u201cHaving now spoken with voting rights activists in the state, I have come to understand that many of the people employed by my film, including all the local vendors and businesses we engage, are the very same people who will bear the brunt of SB202. For those reasons, I will not be engaging in a boycott of Georgia. What I will be doing is using my voice to emphasize the effects of SB202, its shameful roots in Jim Crow, and doing all I can to support organizations fighting voter suppression here in the state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Coogler then listed the many features of Georgia\u2019s voter integrity bill; he did not explain how any of them might specifically target black Americans (many of whom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/if-voter-id-laws-are-so-racist-why-do-70-of-black-people-support-them\">actually support<\/a> the measures put in place). Though he will not be moving production out of Georgia, he held firm to his commitment to fight the law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur film [<em>Black Panther II]<\/em> is staying in Georgia,\u201d he concluded. \u201cAdditionally, I have made a personal commitment to raise awareness about ways to help overturn this harmful bill, and continue to get educated on this matter from people on the ground. I will encourage everyone working with me to tap in with the local community directly affected by Senate Bill 202 and to leverage their influence and resources to aid in the fight for this particular and essential pillar of democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/stacey-abrams-georgia-voting-laws-hollywood-boycott-stay-fight-1583501\">Newsweek<\/a>, Fair Fight, the voter organization founded by Stacey Abrams, told Hollywood to \u201cstay and fight\u201d the new law as opposed to boycotting the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBrian Kemp and Georgia Republican lawmakers are singularly responsible for any job that is lost and any dollar that goes out of Georgia, because they prioritized suppressing voters of color over the economic well-being of all Georgians,\u201d Fair Fight spokesman Seth Bringman told Newsweek.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe urge events, productions, and businesses to come to Georgia and support the very communities that will [sic] whose access to the ballot will be hurt by Senate Bill 202. Come to Georgia and speak out against voter suppression. Stay and fight,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, actor Will Smith and director Antoine Fuqua <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2021\/04\/apple-will-smith-antoine-fuqua-runaway-slave-movie-emancipation-georgia-exit-election-law-1234732247\/\">announced<\/a> that they would be moving production of the upcoming runaway slave thriller \u201cEmancipation\u201d from the state of Georgia to Louisiana, costing an estimated $15 million in taxes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/stacey-abrams-group-tells-hollywood-to-nix-boycotting-georgia\">Stacey Abrams Group Tells Hollywood To Nix Boycotting&nbsp;Georgia<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite all the rhetoric about Georgia\u2019s voter integrity law being the \u201cnew Jim Crow\u201d and an egregious affront to human rights, the production for \u201cBlack Panther II\u201d will not be &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2312349,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-2514.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018Black Panther II\u2019 Won\u2019t Move Production Out Of Georgia","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-431393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-2514.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018Black Panther II\u2019 Won\u2019t Move Production Out Of Georgia","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=431393"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431393\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2312349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=431393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=431393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=431393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}