Studios Mull Pivot Back to SAG-AFTRA Negotiations as WGA Talks StallBy Jeremy Fuster As contract talks with the Writers Guild of America have stalled, studios are considering a shift in focus to negotiating with SAG-AFTRA, whose members have joined the picket lines for the past two months. Members of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers are getting restless over the lack of progress in talks with the WGA since the studios publicly released their proposal to the guild on Aug. 22, a studio insider told TheWrap. In the weeks since then, the WGA and AMPTP have both suggested the onus is on the other side to come up with a fresh counteroffer. Discover why entertainment executives and professionals rely on the WrapPRO platform daily for exclusive coverage, analysis, deeper reporting, and access to VIP events & screenings throughout the year. |