"California Can't Compete" - Ben Affleck BLASTS State's Failed Policies For Hollywood's Collapse
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🗓️ 23 April 2025
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
Ben Affleck slams California’s fading grip on Hollywood, blaming high taxes and weak incentives for driving productions elsewhere. With film jobs leaving for states like Georgia and even Ireland, the PBD crew explores how California lost its crown—and whether Hollywood can make a comeback.
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| 0:00.0 | Pull up Ben Affleck's clip. |
| 0:01.2 | Folks, watch this year. |
| 0:02.8 | So Ben has got a movie coming out with... |
| 0:05.0 | Is it already out by it? |
| 0:06.4 | One of my favorite directors, I think it's coming out this weekend. |
| 0:08.7 | Gavin O'Connor, stud of a guy. |
| 0:11.3 | Accountant 2. |
| 0:12.3 | Okay? |
| 0:12.9 | And this is Ben Affleck being asked about California |
| 0:15.9 | and a movie industry. |
| 0:17.9 | Watch what he said. |
| 0:19.2 | He did not hold back. |
| 0:21.2 | Go for it, Rob. |
| 0:22.5 | Other places will have like better exchange rates or tax rebate deals that are meant to lure |
| 0:28.0 | this industry there because they understand how stimulative it is for their economies. |
| 0:31.9 | I think part of the problem with California is that they came to take this industry for granted |
| 0:36.1 | a little bit. |
| 0:36.7 | Now, I will say, |
| 0:42.9 | the current governor, I think, doubled the tax rebate amount in bulk available, but the percentage that you get back in terms of the actual budget doesn't compete with places like |
| 0:48.7 | England, which is why you see a lot of these big, huge movies shooting the UK, or even, you |
| 0:52.9 | know, I mean, there have been New Mexico and Louisiana |
| 0:55.3 | and Texas and Massachusetts and New Jersey, a lot, Georgia. Yeah, people give these tax rebates and they've |
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