“Black Panther” director
Ryan Coogler said on Friday he would shoot the hit movie’s sequel in Georgia as planned, despite his opposition to restrictions on voting rights in the state that have prompted calls by some for a boycott.
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Coogler said in a guest column for Hollywood trade website
Deadline.com that pulling out of Georgia to make the sequel would adversely affect the lives of people involved in making the film.
“For those reasons I will not be engaging in a boycott of Georgia,” Coogler wrote. “Our film is staying in Georgia. Additionally, I have made a personal commitment to raise awareness about ways to help overturn this harmful bill.”
“Black Panther,” the first superhero movie with a predominantly Black cast, made more than $1.3 billion at the global box office. Starring the late Chadwick Boseman, the Walt Disney Co. film was the highest-grossing movie in North America in 2018.
Coogler announced his decision two days after more than 100 companies, and Hollywood stars including George Clooney and director J.J. Abrams, declared their opposition to voting curbs in Georgia and other states.
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