The Walt Disney Company, which has filmed several of its recent Marvel hits in Georgia, said today that it might boycott the state if Gov. Nathan Deal signs a bill that critics have called anti-gay.
Disney, along with many other studios, have made films in Georgia recently thanks to their friendly tax incentives. Ant-Man and Captain America: Civil War are just a few of the many films that have been partly shot in the state. That could change, though, if Deal signs the Free Exercise Protection Act.
“Disney and Marvel are inclusive companies, and although we have had great experiences filming in Georgia, we will plan to take our business elsewhere should any legislation allowing discriminatory practices be signed into state law,” a Disney spokesman told The Hollywood Reporter.
Deal has until May 3 to sign the bill into law. It allows ministers to refuse to officiate same-sex marriages and says that no individual can be forced to go to one. It also allows faith-based organizations to refuse to “provide social, educational or charitable services that violate such faith-based organization's sincerely held religious belief.” Critics have said that the First Amendment already grants religious liberty.
The Human Rights Campaign has already urged Hollywood to boycott Georgia if the bill is signed. Variety reports that the Motion Picture Association of America, which represents the Hollywood studios, called the law “discriminatory” and said that they do not think Deal will sign the bill.
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