WGA/SAGAFTRA Strike Discussion Thread | SAG Ratifies Contract

[Scubasteve716]

So is it fair to say Disney, WB, Universal, and Netflix are the ones who really want a deal done? They seem to be consistently popping up as the ones leading negotiations. 

[Youngstar]

24 minutes ago, Scubasteve716 said:

So is it fair to say Disney, WB, Universal, and Netflix are the ones who really want a deal done? They seem to be consistently popping up as the ones leading negotiations. 

I mean who else is left? Paramount is probably the only other relevent one. I feel like Amazon and Apple don't really care, since this whole business is such a small part of their respective businesses.

[filmlover]

7 hours ago, lab276 said:

If the strike is resolved in a week, what are the odds Dune 2 goes back to November?

0%. Even if SAG-AFTRA were to be resolved next week, it would be too short notice and theater owners are already getting prepared for the November movies that have already made it clear they are staying.

[Bob Train]

If Dune gets moved up, it will be to February, not November.

[AniNate]

I could perhaps see Challengers getting moved back to a platform December release. That could give it Australian Open cross promo 

 

 

Edited September 23, 2023 by AniNate

[filmlover]

Don't think we'll see any more moves to or from this year other than the Sydney Sweeney/Glen Powell romcom from Sony still set for 12/15, guessing that ends up taking the more well-timed date of 2/9 where Sony still has that Blake Lively movie that was only halfway through filming when it shut down (that movie is probably headed to fall next year).

[Porthos]

4 hours ago, Scubasteve716 said:

So is it fair to say Disney, WB, Universal, and Netflix are the ones who really want a deal done? They seem to be consistently popping up as the ones leading negotiations. 

 

4 hours ago, Youngstar said:

I mean who else is left? Paramount is probably the only other relevent one. I feel like Amazon and Apple don't really care, since this whole business is such a small part of their respective businesses.

 

I think it might be fairer to say they represent a broad spectrum of the current major players of the AMPTP.  Apple and Amazon, for instance, could be in the room, but their interests can be covered by Netflix.  Still have Paramount (CBS/Showtime) and the various cablenets owned by them, but they're being covered by WB and Disney.

 

Then you have Universal covering the movie side of things for Sony and the others out there that aren't also covered by Disney and WB.

 

Also don't want too many cooks in the kitchen as then it just gets unwieldy.

 

Also also, if we're to be frank, those probably are the Big Four right now as Youngstar implied, at least perception wise with streaming being on so many folks minds/potential biggest roadblock to a deal.

Edited September 23, 2023 by Porthos

[Squire]

3 hours ago, Bob Train said:

If Dune gets moved up, it will be to February, not November.

I could see Dune moving again, but not until it’s more firmly set in stone what moves other studios will make. I have to think further 2024 changes are coming, but studios are just waiting for the strikes to settle first. 

[filmlover]

Holiday season is looking especially barren next year in terms of stuff scheduled. Safe to assume some of the movies dated for summer that ended up caught in the crosshairs of the strike like Venom 3 or Twisters will end up moving to the open dates in Q4 while summer starts to spread itself out with the projects that have been in post this whole time.

Edited September 23, 2023 by filmlover

[Porthos]

 

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The WGA and Hollywood’s major studios are in the final phase of hammering out a three-year contract that will bring an end to one of the longest strikes in Hollywood history.

 

Legal representatives for labor and management were said to be huddling on the fine print of language in complicated contract issues such as the use of generative artificial intelligence and groundbreaking elements for the WGA’s minimum basic agreement, such as a formula for a minimum staff guarantee for episodic TV and a “success-based” residual from subscription platforms that is designed to funnel more money into the WGA’s pension and health funds. The nitty gritty details of the terms around the AI proposal has been one of the final hurdles to overcome, multiple sources said.

 

“It’s mainly down to language now,” one industry insider said.

 

The negotiations were jumpstarted this week by the presence of four top executives — Disney’s Bob Iger, Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav, Netflix’s Ted Sarandos and NBCUniversal’s Donna Langley. Those four took part in three days of marathon negotiations that broke the months-long impasse between WGA and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The executives were not in the room Saturday but likely monitoring from afar. Insiders familiar with the situation said the approach of the Yom Kippur holiday on Sunday evening has become an unofficial deadline target, once it became clear the sides were making real progress earlier this week.

 

Reps for the AMPTP and WGA did not respond to requests for comment Saturday morning. The WGA has been on strike since May 2.

 

Consider the source as pro-AMPTP, but.... maybe?!?

Edited September 23, 2023 by Porthos

[Ryan Reynolds]

DL confirms, deal soon

[21C]

 

I think it'll be tonight boys.

[Bob Train]

Empire was right.

[filmlover]

As always, cautiously optimistic, but yeah, you can just feel the "end is near" aura in the air.

[SpiderByte]

Lawyers means it's a matter of hours, not days.

[Morieris]

1 (almost) down, 1 to go.

[filmlover]

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WGA nearing a deal. Our nightmare is soon over

 

Not yet! Now the pressure to end the SAG-AFTRA strike and return everything to normal is really going to be on.

[SchumacherFTW]

I'm still keeping my fingers crossed until its officially official, but definitely feels optimistic. 

[SpiderByte]

59 minutes ago, filmlover said:

 

Not yet! Now the pressure to end the SAG-AFTRA strike and return everything to normal is really going to be on.

They have a lot of overlapping concerns. I could see SAG ending as early as next week.

[Cmasterclay]

1 hour ago, SpiderByte said:

Lawyers means it's a matter of hours, not days.

I'm glad the strike is ending but as someone who works in government this made me laugh my ass off. IYKYK