Striking writers agree with 4 more studios
Amid reports of an impending deal between striking Hollywood writers and major film studios, the writers union has reached an interim agreement with four leading indie film companies based in New York, it was announced Sunday. Although no deal has been announced with major studios, one is in the works, according to several Los Angeles-area media outlets. Several Los Angeles-area radio stations reported a breakthrough in the negotiations late Saturday night. The Los Angeles Times reported in its Sunday editions that a deal is all but done, and an agreement could be signed as early as this Friday. If ratified, an agreement means the show will go on at this year’s Oscars. The Feb. 24 Academy Awards telecast was in jeopardy after striking writers announced they would picket the ceremony.
In the meantime, the Writers Guild has signed an interim deal with GreeneStreet Films, Killer Films, Open City Films, and This is that corporation. “The interim agreements these companies have signed with the Writers Guilds are a reaffirmation of their dedication to great writing, bold innovation and good old-fashioned, New York City street smarts,” said Michael Winship, president of the Writers Guild of America, East. The agreement will allow the film companies to “resume business immediately,” the WGA said in a statement, but no specific details about the negotiations were announced. This breakthrough follows similar interim deals with other indie film companies such as The Weinstein Company, David Letterman’s Worldwide Pants and Tom Cruise’s United Artists. Writers put down their pens on Nov. 5 over issues including compensation for online video downloads and live Internet streaming.
Source: Vancouver Sun
Comments(13)
Aaaah, finally, bring back 30rock, the office, and other shows, geez… St00pid WGA.
Hope this strike ends soon
“Writers put down their pens on Nov. 5 over issues including compensation for online video downloads and live Internet streaming.”
Nov. 5?? that reminds me of V for Vendetta
“Remember, Remember The 5th of November”
I hope they start writing Prison Break & Lost as soon as possible. Just a question, Can’t they just use non-WGA writers? give an opportunity for new writers and new ideas instead of using the same things over and over.
i’m surprised that non of you guys support the writers.
they are the ones getting ripped off
@jaap:
We are ripped of of our series!^^
@SuperFan
I hope it lasts forever. That way I can watch Hollywood tear itself apart from within just like the Roman Empire.
Better be over before the Oscars so that they can pay tribute to Heath Ledger. If they picket it’s pure selfishness and throwing dirt into the face of Mr. Ledger.
Yeah, but on the WGA site it has a bulletin about the rumors of a deal being untrue and that picketing must continue.
I think they should take all the money they pay to RIAA and w/e and distribute that to the writers and actors.. that way they’ll STOP WHINING ABOUT NOT GETTING ENOUGH PAY, and we’ll stop crying about good people filing bankruptcy because some stupid 4-letter organization sued them.
i WAS sympathetic to the writers for the first couple of months, but considering the AVERAGE wage for a writer over a 5 year period is about three times the amount i earn in NZ for being a Paramedic…. (info is from the WGA website). My heart goes out for the non writers that are affected. The ones who won’t benefit at all from this. Camera crews, caterers, dressmmakers for the oscars etc etc etc. *sigh* Ok.. Rant over…
You are so stupid, compare US to NZ ??? WTF are u thinking ~_~ . It’s like compare what you earn in NZ to ppl in China or some part in Asis ~_~ .
*sigh* …. ppl ppl, ranting ranting on the other side of the world .
Anybody can go on strike if they have more ppl with them ~_~, more ppl = more chance of winning, simple .
@ Captain Oblivious
that would be great AND funny
@Vitz
ever stop to think YOU were stupid, he most likely took into consideration the currency difference, btw, its “Asia” not “Asis”
I have sympathy for some of the writers, the ones that didn’t get paid AT ALL to do internet mini episodes. I think thats not fair. What I don’t agree with is the fact that their initial demands were met but turned down BY the writers so they could get more. And after the writers go back to work the actors are going to strike.
Now, hopefully we can all agree on this, if the actors strike, thats just stupid AND greedy. You really can’t tell me they don’t make enough.
o ya, and the guild can fine the studios or something stupid like that if they get writers that aren’t part of the guild. Otherwise there strike would be meaningless…. not that its making much headway now