Walt Disney Co. threatens Georgia boycott over antigay bill

The measure would offer protections to faith-based entities that refuse to provide services that they say violate their beliefs.

“Disney and Marvel are inclusive companies, and although we have had great experiences filming in Georgia, we will plan to take our business elsewhere should any legislation allowing discriminatory practices be signed into state law,” a spokesman for Disney said.

Unlike California’s film tax credit program, Georgia’s offer is especially enticing because it allows studios and film producers to offset actors’ salaries, which can be a major contributor to the cost of productions.

During Georgia’s fiscal 2015, 248 film and television productions shot in the Peach State, representing $1.7 billion in spending there, according to a statement issued by the Georgia Department of Economic Development last year.