. . . and so it starts.  Kristen Wiig confirmed that her new comedy, Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, has pulled out of filming in Georgia in light of the state's new forced pregnancy law.  Meanwhile, executive producers for The Power, an Amazon show, have decided not to scout for filming locations in Georgia because of the bill.  Christine Vachon said her film company, responsible for the Oscar-winning film Still Alice and the Oscar-nominated Carol, will no longer shoot in Georgia.   And David Simon (HBO's The Wire, Treme, and The Deuce) previously announced said he will no longer consider the state as a shooting location. 

J.J. Abrams and Jordan Peele will begin shooting their new HBO show Lovecraft Country here, but they vowed to donate 100% of their episode fees to the ACLU of Georgia and Fair Fight Georgia, an election reform organization.  Given the disruptive and expensive nature of moving a production already in progress, other producers are choosing to stay put for now but donate money to similar organizations fighting the law.  In addition to Abrams and Peele, others taking that stance include Ron Howard (the Netflix movie Hillbilly Elegy)  and  Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping (the Fear Street film trilogy, and the Starz’  drama series P-Valley). 

Beyond the high-visibility actors and directors, each of these productions employs hundreds of technicians, laborers, drivers, electricians, carpenters, caterers, and more.  Most governors of most states like to pride themselves with the jobs they create, but Cheating Brian Kemp's signature achievement is not only endangering women but is causing jobs to leave the state.