Dwayne Johnson explained his reasoning for not moving the production of his upcoming superhero movie “Black Adam” out of Georgia after the state passed controversial new voting laws.
The Rock said in an interview with THR on Wednesday that the laws, which the Justice Department is challenging, claiming they deny Black Georgians voting rights, had been put into place just as “Black Adam” was beginning production but that he had decided they were “committed” to the state.
“You start to feel pressure from a lot of different sides that you should stand up for something and you should leave if you don’t agree with the voting laws,” Johnson said. “I was adamant and clear that ‘Black Adam’ was not going anywhere. We had committed to the state of Georgia and to the people here in Georgia. And this is a place that we had filmed multiple movies over the years.
The Rock said in an interview with THR on Wednesday that the laws, which the Justice Department is challenging, claiming they deny Black Georgians voting rights, had been put into place just as “Black Adam” was beginning production but that he had decided they were “committed” to the state.
“You start to feel pressure from a lot of different sides that you should stand up for something and you should leave if you don’t agree with the voting laws,” Johnson said. “I was adamant and clear that ‘Black Adam’ was not going anywhere. We had committed to the state of Georgia and to the people here in Georgia. And this is a place that we had filmed multiple movies over the years.
- 7/21/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
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