The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has called off its strike after five months during which a slew of popular shows were taken off air. The WGA said it had reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on a new three-year Minimum Basic Agreement (MBA), and voted unanimously to …
Media conglomerates are experiencing robust profits despite ongoing strikes by Hollywood writers and actors. While industry executives express their desire for a prompt return of their workers, they are currently benefitting from the work stoppages in the short term: no production equals no expenses. Netflix set the tone for earnings season last month, revealing that …
The Primetime Emmy Awards are set to be postponed due to the ongoing strikes led by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA in the United States. As reported by Variety, vendors have been informed that the awards, originally scheduled for September 18, will no longer take place on that date. The Television Academy and cable network Fox, …
The co-creator of The Last of Us TV series, Craig Mazin, has decided to remove his name from the troubled Borderlands movie. According to World of Reel and verified through the Writer’s Guild of America (WGA) website, Eli Roth and Joe Crombie (a pseudonym for Mazin) are currently credited as the writers for the film, …
Production on The Last of Us season 2 is on hold due to the ongoing writers’ strike in Hollywood. According to Variety, although the crew had begun the casting process for season 2, the new episodes hadn’t started filming yet. Sources suggest that the actors were asked to read lines directly from The Last of …