Film & TVNewsFilm & TV / NewsJordan Peele and JJ Abrams donate to protest Georgia’s anti-abortion billTheir proceeds from the upcoming Lovecraft Country horror series will help combat the state’s proposed ‘Fetal Heartbeat’ lawShareLink copied ✔️May 12, 2019May 12, 2019TextThom Waite The state of Georgia’s anti-abortion “Heartbeat Bill” – which would ban abortion after just 5-6 weeks of pregnancy – has rightfully provoked a large retaliation, with many calling for its boycotting by film productions. However, with an upcoming production in the state and no time to relocate, Jordan Peele (of Get Out and Us fame) and JJ Abrams have decided upon another way to help. 100% of the directors’ episodic fees from Lovecraft Country, their upcoming horror series, will go to ACLU of Georgia and Fair Right Georgia in support of the “Heartbeat Bill” protest. “In a few weeks we start shooting our new show, Lovecraft Country and will do so standing shoulder to shoulder with the women of Georgia,” say Monkeypaw Productions and Bad Robot, Peele and Abrams’s respective production companies, in a statement. “Governor Kemp’s ‘Fetal Heartbeat’ Abortion Law is an unconstitutional effort to further restrict women and their health providers from making private medical decisions on their terms. Make no mistake, this is an attack aimed squarely and purposely at women… We encourage those who are able to funnel any and all resources to these organizations.” And why are film companies, specifically, taking it upon themselves to oppose this bill with such force? Well Georgia’s popularity as a location stems from its uncapped tax incentive for film productions, with many films and shows such as Ozark and The Walking Dead shooting there. Hopefully a steep drop in support for the state will hit the government where it hurts – their pockets – and help to stave off the passing of the anti-abortion bill. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREWatch: Owen Cooper on Adolescence, Jake Gyllenhaal and Wuthering HeightsOwen Cooper: Adolescent extremesIt Was Just An Accident: A banned filmmaker’s most dangerous work yetChase Infiniti: One breakthrough after anotherShih-Ching Tsou and Sean Baker’s film about a struggling family in TaiwanWatch: Rachel Sennott on her Saturn return, turning 30, and I Love LA Mapping Rachel Sennott’s chaotic digital footprintRachel Sennott: Hollywood crushRichard Linklater and Ethan Hawke on jealousy, creativity and Blue MoonPillion, a gay biker romcom dubbed a ‘BDSM Wallace and Gromit’I Wish You All the Best is the long-awaited non-binary coming of age storyThe Ice Tower, a dark fairytale about the dangers of obsession