WGA & AMPTP Reach Tentative Deal

[tillychar]

Deal! WGA, AMPTP Reach Historic Contract Agreement to End 146-Day Walkout https://t.co/3wabMC7ooj
- Variety (@Variety) September 25, 2023
After 146 days of striking, the WGA has reached a tentative deal with the AMPTP

Comments

[champagnexdream]

So so happy for the writers! Hopefully SAG-AFTRA can get their resolution soon too ♥

[aristobrit]

If they don't settle both strikes in the next two weeks, the studios won't be able to do proper promo for their big fall/winter Oscar movies.

Next year's scripted TV/streaming shows will also be so far behind, they might not have anything new to show at all.

The strikes have also kept ADR work from being done on movies that have been filmed and are awaiting release, so I'm sure that's also been on the studio's minds.

[iamsam4eva]

Do you mind explaining ADR please? I googled the meaning, but I’m not connecting the dots.

[sarahvma]

It’s a final touch that lets them redub lines that might be hard to hear in the original take. You need the actual actor to do it, and often the film is hard to release without it.

[masterofmystery]

this really breaks it down - https://blog.frame.io/2018/06/11/adr-film-primer/

[champagnexdream]

Well let’s hope that all pushes the AMPTP to resolve it with the actors soon!

[aristobrit]

It's a hard breaking point because of all the issues I listed. The unions know about these issues but the studios have been trying to pretend like they're prepared to hold off until the end of the year. They would like to either break the unions or at least weaken them and cause conflict among the members but the unions have had tremendous solidarity and they are also prepared to hold out until the end of the year if that's what it takes.

The Writers getting a good deal should only strengthen SAG's negotiators, especially if Writers continue to refuse to cross picket lines. I'm hopeful they can reach a deal with the actors this week.