Disney, AMC May Boycott Georgia Over Anti-Gay Bill

Disney's films and The Walking Dead threaten to pull production.

By Evan Campbell

Disney and Marvel aren't happy with the state of Georgia over the possible passage of a religious-liberty bill.

According to Vanity Fair, the companies see the bill — known as HB 757 — as anti-gay, since it allows faith-based organizations to avoid accepting consumers or employing people who violate their beliefs. In addition, religious officials could deny overseeing same-sex marriages.

As such, Disney and Marvel are threatening to not shoot any more films in Georgia, like they did with Ant-Man. That production reportedly spent over $100 million in the southern state.

"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 spokesperson said.

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Disney and Marvel aren't alone, though. The Los Angeles Times reports that AMC — responsible for The Walking Dead, also filmed in Georgia —  is against the religious-liberty bill too.

"As a company, AMC Networks believes that discrimination of any kind is reprehensible," the company said. "We applaud Gov. [Nathan] Deal's leadership in resisting a previous version of this divisive legislation and urge him to reject the current version as well."

Now Georgia Gov. Deal has recently stated he would reject any discriminatory legislation. But apparently, Disney, Marvel and AMC aren't taking any chances, sending a clear message to the state.

Evan Campbell is a freelance writer who scripts the Daily Fix, streams games on his Twitch channel, and chats about movies and TV series on Twitter.

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