WGA/SAGAFTRA Strike Discussion Thread | SAG Ratifies Contract

[WittyUsername]

34 minutes ago, Jonwo said:

I think with SAG, divide and conquer is the aim of the game. If AMC can get an agreement then it won't be long before we see others within the AMPTP make deals in due course. 

 

 

Isn’t that more or less how the last strike ended? 

[MovieMan89]

I hope Netflix releases One Piece streaming numbers after what Disney just did with Ahsoka. Think it could pull a Wednesday this weekend and come for some records 

[Jonwo]

24 minutes ago, WittyUsername said:

Isn’t that more or less how the last strike ended? 

WGA's strike ended that way IIRC but they're not doing that this time. 

[Kon]

9 minutes ago, Jonwo said:

WGA's strike ended that way IIRC but they're not doing that this time. 

 

Yeah. I don't think WGA were so happy about the interims in the previous strike, since they aren't doing it again.

 

Also, as the WGA don't allow interims this time, are these movie working with scab writers?

[Porthos]

 

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[AMC Theaters Enjoyer]

2 minutes ago, Porthos said:

 

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Voldemort really said:

[Porthos]

Ftr record, I did not find that post by EC unexpected — at all.  But I was curious to see if he'd chimed in on this massive explosion of sales yet, and the above was my In Real Life reaction.

[ThomasNicole]

23 minutes ago, Porthos said:

 

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[Porthos]

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The immediate question, though, aside from “how many times are you going to see it?” was: How was Swift able to film and promote the documentary in the midst of the ongoing Hollywood strike by actors and writers? The production-crippling strike began when the Writers Guild of America walked out on May 2 — followed by members of SAG-AFTRA joining in on July 13 — shutting down production on nearly all movies, TV and streaming projects in the U.S.

 

However, SAG-AFTRA has struck an interim agreement to cover individual non-AMPTP (Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers) productions that meet the same standards the unions are seeking in their negotiations with the studios. A source close to the Swift film confirmed to Billboard on Thursday that the Eras doc had obtained clearance under that agreement before shooting the movie. Billboard also confirmed that the Swift film is included under an assumed name on the list of approved interim agreement projects.

 

The list of terms on the interim agreement covers everything from scheduled breaks to payment for fittings, meal and wardrobe allowances for principal actors and background actors, per diems, rest periods and more.

The Eras Tour film was shot over the first three nights of Swift’s six-night stand at L.A.’s SoFi Stadium from Aug. 3-9.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/taylor-swift-filmed-her-eras-171407152.html

 

Asked?  Answered.

(well, "sources say", but tis a logical deduction regardless)

Also:  Online sleuths try to figure out the "assumed name" on the list of interim agreement projects.

 

I give 'em about 12 hours or so before they crack it.  Maybe even less.

 

 

Edited September 1, 2023 by Porthos

[JustLurking]

2 hours ago, MovieMan89 said:

I hope Netflix releases One Piece streaming numbers after what Disney just did with Ahsoka. Think it could pull a Wednesday this weekend and come for some records 

I don't think this will be even remotely close to the wednesday numbers.

[JWR]

I don't know why the AMPTP thought the 2008 playbook would work in the age of social media, but they've already lost the PR battle.

 

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-08-31/wga-sag-aftra-strike-studios-amptp-surrender

[Jonwo]

Perhaps I'm a cynical so and so but I think once these strikes are sorted, a lot of actors and some writers who were calling for Hollywood to be dismantled will be back at all major events and hanging out with the producers and CEOs. 

 

 

[grim22]

13 minutes ago, Jonwo said:

Perhaps I'm a cynical so and so but I think once these strikes are sorted, a lot of actors and some writers who were calling for Hollywood to be dismantled will be back at all major events and hanging out with the producers and CEOs. 

 

 

If the writers and actors get a good deal, that will mean that the Hollywood power structure has been dismantled to some extent.

[Jonwo]

4 minutes ago, grim22 said:

If the writers and actors get a good deal, that will mean that the Hollywood power structure has been dismantled to some extent.

Perhaps but anyone hoping for revolution or collapse is going to be sorely disappointed. 

[JWR]

1 hour ago, Jonwo said:

Perhaps I'm a cynical so and so but I think once these strikes are sorted, a lot of actors and some writers who were calling for Hollywood to be dismantled will be back at all major events and hanging out with the producers and CEOs. 

 

 

 

For sure. This is still a business, after all. 

[cdsacken]

12 hours ago, Porthos said:

 

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Haters gonnna hate

[JWR]

It's funny how the studios planned on dividing the guilds and letting them fight amongst themselves... yet that's exactly what the studios are doing now.

[cdsacken]

Just booked Imax Laser for Taylor Swift. $71 for 3 people, 1 being a kid.

 

But I had a promo code, get decent chunk back in amc points and had gift cards to burn so zero out of pocket. Thanks for posting that. My daughter pretends she doesn't love taylor swift but she will go nuts for it.

[filmlover]

Taylor causing other movies released around it to flee to the other dates and ruffling the feathers of the studios who caused this strike and are now distraught they won't have the biggest theatrical release of the fall by far.

 

Who else could claim to have such unlimited power (sorry, Palpatine)?

[Kon]

30 minutes ago, filmlover said:

Taylor causing other movies released around it to flee to the other dates and ruffling the feathers of the studios who caused this strike and are now distraught they won't have the biggest theatrical release of the fall by far.

 

Who else could claim to have such unlimited power (sorry, Palpatine)?

 

I've understand people are happy for the studios on distraught.

 

However, wouldn't the movie about Taylor's concert exist even without the strike? So, even without the strike, Taylor movie will be the biggest theatrical release of the fall by far.

Edited September 1, 2023 by Kon