As some in Hollywood plan to boycott filming in Georgia over its strict new abortion law, Clint Eastwood has plans to produce a film there this summer.
The 89-year-old actor and director will begin production of The Ballad of Richard Jewell, a movie about Richard Jewell, the security guard who discovered bombs at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. Jewell was accused of the attacks, which killed one and injured more than 100, although he was exonerated when police found the true suspect, anti-abortion terrorist Eric Rudolph.
In March, more than 40 celebrities signed a letter to Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp telling him that they would not work in the state if the heartbeat abortion bill became law. Kemp signed the legislation in May.
Georgia, sometimes known as “y’allywood,” is the third-largest Hollywood production site in the country due to the state’s generous tax incentives. Activist and actress Alyssa Milano was one of the signatories of the protest letter, which also included the likes of Rosie O’Donnell, Ben Stiller, Mia Farrow, Don Cheadle, and Sarah Silverman, among others.
I will be supporting the women of Georgia as we stand in solidarity for all women’s rights and hand deliver the below letter to Brian Kemp at 5pm EST this evening. I will broadcast live here on Twitter. #WeWontGoBack pic.twitter.com/gcZqlrW2kB
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) April 2, 2019
Eastwood has been a supporter of Republican politics in the past, endorsing Mitt Romney for president in 2012, and giving a memorably odd speech to an empty chair purporting to contain President Barack Obama at the 2012 Republican National Convention.
