Published 3 years ago

Will Smith moving production of new film out of Georgia over election law

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Will Smith says he's moving production of his latest thriller — in which he stars as a runaway slave — out of Georgia over the passage of a Republican-backed election law in the state.

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BBC News

Will Smith's slavery film Emancipation pulls out of Georgia over voting laws

Smith says he's "compelled" to move filming elsewhere because of Georgia's "regressive" voting laws.

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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Yahoo News

Will Smith, Antoine Fuqua Won’t Shoot ‘Emancipation’ in Georgia Because of Voting Restrictions

Antoine 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 […]

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Guardian

Will Smith and Antoine Fuqua film pulled from Georgia over voting bill

Emancipation, based on the life of an enslaved man named Peter, will no longer film in the state

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Will Smith pulls production of movie from Georgia over election law

Actor Will Smith and director Antoine Fuqua have pulled the production of their new thriller,Emancipation, from Georgia in protest of the state’s new voting laws.

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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CBC News

Will Smith film departs Georgia over voting restrictions

Will Smith and director Antoine Fuqua have pulled production of their runaway slave drama Emancipation from Georgia over the state's recently enacted law restricting voting access.

3 years ago·Canada

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