jimnyc
04-12-2021, 06:00 PM
Never cared much myself for the television show but did find myself watching and laughing along in times nothing else was on. But became a fan of his when he got into movies.
I personally won't be paying to go see any of his movies going forward.
Just another petty attempt to condemn the state because they disagree with a political decision. And it is not one that will be harmful as they keep pointing out and whining about, just one they disagree with. They, the democrats, have long been fighting against any form of voter ID, they know damn well that in the long run it may lower votes for them. They also know that anywhere that creates a law such as this one is also creating precedent.
Besides the loaded racism bullshit as usual, he also speaks of giving $$ support to the government, hence moving. And just like MLB, they didn't even think about their decision before doing so.
More likely, they knew damn well where their monies end up going. But they chose this route in order to make a political statement, like many others.
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Fresh Prince to Stay in Bel-Air: Will Smith Pulls Film out of Georgia Over Voter Law
Will Smith just had a $15 million temper tantrum. As reported by Variety, Georgia just lost its first major movie production over its new voter legislation. Emancipation, directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Will Smith, is being moved to a new state without “regressive voting laws.”
The film encompasses the life of a runaway slave called “Whipped Peter” who is fleeing Louisiana to the north for freedom. After beating out Warner Bros., Apple Studios bought the film for around $130 last June. It’s a pre-Civil war thriller and because of Georgia’s Voter ID law, the filmmakers “felt compelled” to move production processes. The controversy erupted since people seem to think that common sense voting standards are apparently racist.
Fuqua and Smith released a joint statement to explain their decision:
At this moment in time, the Nation is coming to terms with its history and is attempting to eliminate vestiges of institutional racism to achieve true racial justice. We cannot in good conscience provide economic support to a government that enacts regressive voting laws that are designed to restrict voter access. The new Georgia voting laws are reminiscent of voting impediments that were passed at the end of Reconstruction to prevent many Americans from voting. Regrettably, we feel compelled to move our film production work from Georgia to another state
This is the first high profile Hollywood production to leave the state, but more will hop on the SJW bandwagon. Despite Stacey Abrams encouraging Hollywood to not boycott GA but rather “fight” and “win” (because necessary voting laws are something to fight against), many in the industry want to punish the state. James Mangold said back in March that he was going to boycott making movies in GA and Star Wars actor Mark Hamill shared “#NoMoreFilmingInGeorgia.” The tantrums are getting annoying at this point.
Rest - https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/tierin-rose-mandelburg/2021/04/12/fresh-prince-stay-bel-air-will-smith-pulls-film-out
I personally won't be paying to go see any of his movies going forward.
Just another petty attempt to condemn the state because they disagree with a political decision. And it is not one that will be harmful as they keep pointing out and whining about, just one they disagree with. They, the democrats, have long been fighting against any form of voter ID, they know damn well that in the long run it may lower votes for them. They also know that anywhere that creates a law such as this one is also creating precedent.
Besides the loaded racism bullshit as usual, he also speaks of giving $$ support to the government, hence moving. And just like MLB, they didn't even think about their decision before doing so.
More likely, they knew damn well where their monies end up going. But they chose this route in order to make a political statement, like many others.
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Fresh Prince to Stay in Bel-Air: Will Smith Pulls Film out of Georgia Over Voter Law
Will Smith just had a $15 million temper tantrum. As reported by Variety, Georgia just lost its first major movie production over its new voter legislation. Emancipation, directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Will Smith, is being moved to a new state without “regressive voting laws.”
The film encompasses the life of a runaway slave called “Whipped Peter” who is fleeing Louisiana to the north for freedom. After beating out Warner Bros., Apple Studios bought the film for around $130 last June. It’s a pre-Civil war thriller and because of Georgia’s Voter ID law, the filmmakers “felt compelled” to move production processes. The controversy erupted since people seem to think that common sense voting standards are apparently racist.
Fuqua and Smith released a joint statement to explain their decision:
At this moment in time, the Nation is coming to terms with its history and is attempting to eliminate vestiges of institutional racism to achieve true racial justice. We cannot in good conscience provide economic support to a government that enacts regressive voting laws that are designed to restrict voter access. The new Georgia voting laws are reminiscent of voting impediments that were passed at the end of Reconstruction to prevent many Americans from voting. Regrettably, we feel compelled to move our film production work from Georgia to another state
This is the first high profile Hollywood production to leave the state, but more will hop on the SJW bandwagon. Despite Stacey Abrams encouraging Hollywood to not boycott GA but rather “fight” and “win” (because necessary voting laws are something to fight against), many in the industry want to punish the state. James Mangold said back in March that he was going to boycott making movies in GA and Star Wars actor Mark Hamill shared “#NoMoreFilmingInGeorgia.” The tantrums are getting annoying at this point.
Rest - https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/tierin-rose-mandelburg/2021/04/12/fresh-prince-stay-bel-air-will-smith-pulls-film-out