Producer Miranda Bailey Drops Out of Her Project ‘Time Capsule’ Over Georgia Abortion Bill

Producer Miranda Bailey has dropped out of the drama “Time Capsule,” which is set to shoot in Georgia next month, over the state’s anti-abortion bill, her spokesperson told TheWrap.

Bailey and her company Cold Iron Pictures were the only producers credited on the film that was written by Erwann Marshall and Chad Fifer. “Deadpool” star Brianna Hildebrand and “One Day at a Time” actor Todd Grinnell are attached to the project. But with Bailey’s walkout, the future of the production is in limbo.

Bailey’s credits include “Being Frank,” “Untitled Amazing Johnathan Documentary,” “Don’t Think Twice” and “Swiss Army Man.”

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Earlier this month, Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill to outlaw abortion in Georgia after the detection of a fetal heartbeat. The law is expected to take effect on Jan. 1, 2020, pending legal challenges. Legal challenges are expected.

Georgia makes billions of dollars from Hollywood productions in the state – $2.7 billion in 2018, according to the governors office.

Major media companies across Hollywood have pushed back against the anti-abortion “heartbeat bill” passed in Georgia, saying they will monitor the situation and reconsider filming in the state in the future should the law go into effect.

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Disney, AMC, Netflix, WarnerMedia, NBCUniversal, Viacom, CBS and Showtime, Sony, MGM and STX Entertainment have all issued statements to that effect, amounting to a massive rejection of the law signed in early May. Several companies said they would do the same in other states where similar legislation has been adopted.

Several other prominent producers, like Reed Morano and Judd Apatow, have said they would boycott filming in Georgia in response to the law.  Producers David Simon, Christine Vachon, Mark Duplass, Nina Jacobson and Neal Dodson have already boycotted shooting in the state altogether. Also earlier this month, it was announced that the feature “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar,” starring the “Bridesmaids” team of Kirsten Wiig and Annie Mumolo, had pulled out of filming in the state in response to the bill.

Variety first reported the news.

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