I don’t think I’m interested, because I can tell it’s very very very bad news. And I’m betting Bob Iger will say he doesn’t care about the strikers.
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Hollywood Strikes Are Over! - SAG-AFTRA agrees to a deal
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Demarke
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To be fair, the product of much of the strikers has been what’s cost the company $100’s millions in productions and billions in market cap. As a stockholder who has seen the press for the live action “Snow White” remake, maybe some time away from making movies will at least keep the company from dropping another $10 a share in the next quarter or two.I don’t think I’m interested, because I can tell it’s very very very bad news. And I’m betting Bob Iger will say they don’t care about the strikers.
You think so?
Vegas Disney Fan
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I have some sympathy for the artists but their timing couldn’t be worse, the industry is losing money right now.
Many of the actors stories I’ve read remind me of documentaries about musicians I’ve read, because there’s a a million artists trying to make it they will sign any horrible contract put in front of them in an attempt to get discovered, the reality is artists only get paid big after they’ve already become stars and can negotiate their second contract with some power.
The flip side is for every actor upset they’re not making bank for their surprise hit (orange is the new black, etc) there’s hundreds of actors who aren’t reimbursing the studios because they lost money on their box office bomb. The good pay for the bad.
That's an interesting point. Indy 5 is going to lose at least $200 Million for Disney.
Something tells me the 81 year old Harrison Ford isn't going to send Disney a reimbursement check for his Indy 5 salary, even though Mr. Ford has a reported net worth of $300+ Million.
Sad, but true.That's an interesting point. Indy 5 is going to lose at least $200 Million for Disney.
Something tells me the 81 year old Harrison Ford isn't going to send Disney a reimbursement check for his Indy 5 salary, even though Mr. Ford has a reported net worth of $300+ Million.
Gavin has to at least pretend to get involved.
His second biggest city (San Francisco) is already collapsing into a heap of crashing commercial real estate, mass tech layoffs, and empty storefronts inhabited by drug addicted nutjobs yelling at clouds and scaring all the tourists away.
Now his biggest city (Los Angeles) is threatening to collapse under the weight of a local media economy grinding to a halt, in a city that already has all the same drug addiction and crime problems that San Francisco has.
Dry cleaners, restaurants, hotels: the ripple effects of Hollywoodâs strike
As the actors’ and writers’ strikes settle in, restaurants, cleaners and other businesses prepare for a financial downturn
www.theguardian.com
There is one part of the LA economy that is suddenly booming during the strike though; Plastic Surgeons.
Hollywood Elite Rushes to Get Plastic Surgery Before the Strike Ends
“No one knows how long this will last so they want to act quickly.”
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Vegas Disney Fan
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Gavin has to at least pretend to get involved.
His second biggest city (San Francisco) is already collapsing into a heap of crashing commercial real estate, mass tech layoffs, and empty storefronts inhabited by drug addicted nutjobs yelling at clouds and scaring all the tourists away.
Now his biggest city (Los Angeles) is threatening to collapse under the weight of a local media economy grinding to a halt.
Dry cleaners, restaurants, hotels: the ripple effects of Hollywoodâs strike
As the actors’ and writers’ strikes settle in, restaurants, cleaners and other businesses prepare for a financial downturn
There is one part of the LA economy that is suddenly booming during the strike though; Plastic Surgeons.
Hollywood Elite Rushes to Get Plastic Surgery Before the Strike Ends
“No one knows how long this will last so they want to act quickly.”www.vanityfair.com
He can’t take the actors side, AI companies are starting to rent a lot of the vacant space in San Fran, they need the new AI companies to stop the real estate collapse.
Jedijax719
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This is a really bad cycle starting at the absolute worst time (except for during COVID). All studios are struggling to an extent. There's no longer any consistent, guaranteed success formula. Which movie becomes a massive hit is now a crapshoot it would seem. So studios don't have the cash to pay those who are striking unless the money comes straight out of the pockets of the executives and the A-list performers. And, as a result, Hollywood and streaming go on a hiatus, causing MUCH worse losses and stoppage of money flow. How does this end? With executives agreeing to pay people for their roles in mostly massive underperforming works that are caused by the executives in the first place? Wow! What a mess!!!
Will Smith took to Instagram to explain that he feels it's a "pivotal moment for our profession" right now.
But not yet pivotal enough for him to learn how to code or learn how to install solar panels.
variety.com
But not yet pivotal enough for him to learn how to code or learn how to install solar panels.
Will Smith Speaks Out on SAG-AFTRA and WGA Strikes: ‘It’s a Pivotal Moment for Our Profession’
Will Smith has taken to social media to discuss the importance of the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes.
variety.com
Tha Realest
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Yes. But. This is also coming on the heels of a phase over the last five years where if you had experience and a pulse you got a show/movie/miniseries greenlit to feed the content beast. After a few years, it’s obvious the great majority of that was absolute garbage and immediately forgotten. So, I think it’s due in part to streamers consolidation and needing to reign in costs. Heck, look at most of what Disney is wiping away with in terms of original content - how many knew those films or series existed, or will miss them once gone?
Forget the "Learn To Code" career advice for these writers and actors, it seems the "Learn To Install Solar Panels" advice is better.
After all, they've already got the arms for that type of manual labor.
www.gq.com
After all, they've already got the arms for that type of manual labor.
The Most Strategic Accessory on the Hollywood Picket Line? Bare Arms
Tank tops have become the unofficial SAG-AFTRA/WGA strike uniform, with stars like Jeremy Allen White, Tyler James Williams, and Colin Farrell letting their biceps do the talking.
There will be official negotiations this Friday.Forget the "Learn To Code" career advice for these writers and actors, it seems the "Learn To Install Solar Panels" advice is better.
After all, they've already got the arms for that type of manual labor.
The Most Strategic Accessory on the Hollywood Picket Line? Bare Arms
Tank tops have become the unofficial SAG-AFTRA/WGA strike uniform, with stars like Jeremy Allen White, Tyler James Williams, and Colin Farrell letting their biceps do the talking.
Disstevefan1
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I was thinking about the writers and actors strike impact on Disney.
IT MAY HELP - hear me out -
Disney loses about 100 million on every film they make.
Therefore, for every movie they DONT make they save 100 million!!!
IT MAY HELP - hear me out -
Disney loses about 100 million on every film they make.
Therefore, for every movie they DONT make they save 100 million!!!
"The writers strike is heading towards its 100th day, but there’s a new sense of guarded optimism that both parties – the WGA and the studios, represented by the AMPTP – are on the verge of a making a breakthrough.
The scribes and the studios are discussing a move that would bring them back to the negotiating table to hammer out a deal that could end at least one of the strikes that is currently taking over Hollywood, we hear.
It marks the first significant step towards progress since the writers strike began May 2, and is the first time in three months insiders have felt cautiously optimistic that official talks can resume.
“The discussions are centered on creating committees to examine the issues,” one source told Deadline.
The topics at the top of the agenda include minimum staffing, duration of employment, a viewership-based streaming residual, and AI. There’s hope that they can find a compromise on the latter, at least. However, multiple sources contend the situation is in the early stages and still quite fluid.
Some of the studio bosses, including Netflix’s Ted Sarandos, as well as the likes of Disney’s Dana Walden and Alan Bergman, weighed in on the matter with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on Friday. Discussing both the SAG-AFTRA and WGA labor actions, the gathering of execs was intended in no small part to “bring the temperature down,” according to one well-positioned source."
Full article below.
deadline.com
The scribes and the studios are discussing a move that would bring them back to the negotiating table to hammer out a deal that could end at least one of the strikes that is currently taking over Hollywood, we hear.
It marks the first significant step towards progress since the writers strike began May 2, and is the first time in three months insiders have felt cautiously optimistic that official talks can resume.
“The discussions are centered on creating committees to examine the issues,” one source told Deadline.
The topics at the top of the agenda include minimum staffing, duration of employment, a viewership-based streaming residual, and AI. There’s hope that they can find a compromise on the latter, at least. However, multiple sources contend the situation is in the early stages and still quite fluid.
Some of the studio bosses, including Netflix’s Ted Sarandos, as well as the likes of Disney’s Dana Walden and Alan Bergman, weighed in on the matter with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on Friday. Discussing both the SAG-AFTRA and WGA labor actions, the gathering of execs was intended in no small part to “bring the temperature down,” according to one well-positioned source."
Full article below.
As Writers Strike Nears Day 100, WGA & AMPTP Seek Path Back Toward Negotiating Table
The writers strike is heading toward its 100th day, but there’s a new sense of guarded optimism that both parties are on the verge of a breakthrough.
deadline.com
We'll see how it goes this Friday. I think there's hope that the double strike will end shortly, that is, I hope it does."The writers strike is heading towards its 100th day, but there’s a new sense of guarded optimism that both parties – the WGA and the studios, represented by the AMPTP – are on the verge of a making a breakthrough.
The scribes and the studios are discussing a move that would bring them back to the negotiating table to hammer out a deal that could end at least one of the strikes that is currently taking over Hollywood, we hear.
It marks the first significant step towards progress since the writers strike began May 2, and is the first time in three months insiders have felt cautiously optimistic that official talks can resume.
“The discussions are centered on creating committees to examine the issues,” one source told Deadline.
The topics at the top of the agenda include minimum staffing, duration of employment, a viewership-based streaming residual, and AI. There’s hope that they can find a compromise on the latter, at least. However, multiple sources contend the situation is in the early stages and still quite fluid.
Some of the studio bosses, including Netflix’s Ted Sarandos, as well as the likes of Disney’s Dana Walden and Alan Bergman, weighed in on the matter with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on Friday. Discussing both the SAG-AFTRA and WGA labor actions, the gathering of execs was intended in no small part to “bring the temperature down,” according to one well-positioned source."
Full article below.
As Writers Strike Nears Day 100, WGA & AMPTP Seek Path Back Toward Negotiating Table
The writers strike is heading toward its 100th day, but there’s a new sense of guarded optimism that both parties are on the verge of a breakthrough.
Perhaps Barbenheimer could not have come at a better time"The writers strike is heading towards its 100th day, but there’s a new sense of guarded optimism that both parties – the WGA and the studios, represented by the AMPTP – are on the verge of a making a breakthrough.
The scribes and the studios are discussing a move that would bring them back to the negotiating table to hammer out a deal that could end at least one of the strikes that is currently taking over Hollywood, we hear.
It marks the first significant step towards progress since the writers strike began May 2, and is the first time in three months insiders have felt cautiously optimistic that official talks can resume.
“The discussions are centered on creating committees to examine the issues,” one source told Deadline.
The topics at the top of the agenda include minimum staffing, duration of employment, a viewership-based streaming residual, and AI. There’s hope that they can find a compromise on the latter, at least. However, multiple sources contend the situation is in the early stages and still quite fluid.
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Some of the studio bosses, including Netflix’s Ted Sarandos, as well as the likes of Disney’s Dana Walden and Alan Bergman, weighed in on the matter with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on Friday. Discussing both the SAG-AFTRA and WGA labor actions, the gathering of execs was intended in no small part to “bring the temperature down,” according to one well-positioned source."
Full article below.
As Writers Strike Nears Day 100, WGA & AMPTP Seek Path Back Toward Negotiating Table
The writers strike is heading toward its 100th day, but there’s a new sense of guarded optimism that both parties are on the verge of a breakthrough.