She Helped ‘Black Panther’ and ‘Spider-Man’ Film in Georgia. Now She’s Retiring.
Friday, July 10th, 2026
After more than a decade of running the Georgia Film Office, its leader is retiring.
Lee Thomas, a Georgia native, has long served as the state’s front-facing representative for all matters related to the film industry, marketing the state to thousands of entertainment businesses. She oversaw the Film Office as production skyrocketed in the years following the state upgrading its tax incentive in 2008, which turned Georgia’s then-small film scene into a well-oiled machine.
In her state bio, Thomas said she worked to support hundreds of film and TV projects, including “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” “Ozark” and “Spider-Man: No Way Home.”
Read more at AJC.
