The Walking Dead, Disney and Marvel Are Making A Stand In Georgia Against Discrimination
The Walking Dead is taking on a new Governor, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal. AMC has put a halt to the filming of The Walking Dead in Georgia, at least for now. AMC’s The Walking Dead films mainly in Georgia, but has now joined Marvel and Disney in taking a stand against Georgia’s controversial religious-liberty bill. The companies are saying that if the bill goes through, they won’t be doing business or filming in the Peach State and that will take away a big chunk of the state’s tourism income, as well as income from production and staffing. In a statement to the Los Angeles Times AMC said, “As a company, AMC Networks believes that discrimination of any kind is reprehensible. We applaud Governor Deal’s leadership in resisting a previous version of this divisive legislation and urge him to reject the current version as well.” The bill, introduced by Senator Josh McKoon, passed by legislators last week. If not shot down
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