Kristen Wiig Moves Film Production From Georgia After Anti-Abortion Bill

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Kristen Wiig is doing her part to take a stand against Georgia’s anti-abortion bill by taking her next film elsewhere. Wiig now joins the many other Hollywood actors and studios that now refuse to film projects in the southern state due to the new bill.

It was reported earlier this week that Wiig’s upcoming comedy film “Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar,” distributed by Lionsgate, will no longer film in Georgia due to the states’ new signed “heartbeat” bill. The film will be co-written by Annie Mumolo who also worked with Wiig on the breakout comedy “Bridesmaids.”

The bill, which Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law earlier this month, prohibits individuals from seeking abortions after doctors detect a “fetal heartbeat,” though doctors argue the term is a misnomer since the embryo is not considered fully developed into a fetus until 10 weeks gestation. The so-called fetal heartbeat is typically detected around six weeks and often before people even know they’re pregnant. The law, which would go into effect Jan. 1, makes exceptions to the timeline for cases of rape or incest.

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Just last week, actor Jason Bateman announced that he also will no longer work in Georgia if the bill passes earlier this year. Bateman currently stars in Netflix’s “Ozark” and HBO’s “The Outsider.” The southern state is a popular filming spot due to its 30% tax credit given to production companies.

In response, some of Hollywood’s elite have protested filming in the state, which has been a popular location for movie and television shoots since 2008, when Georgia passed a law giving a 30% tax credit to productions there, CNN reported.

“If the ‘heartbeat bill’ makes it through the court system, I will not work in Georgia, or any other state, that is so disgracefully at odds with women’s rights,” Bateman told The Hollywood Reporter.

Watch the video above to see who else in Hollywood will protest the “heartbeat” bill.