They reach an agreement in principle that could end the strike

He Hollywood Writers Guild (WGA) and Association of Film and Television Producers (AMPTP) They reached the beginning agreement for the creation of a new collective agreement that opens the door to the possibility of ending the strike.

In a statement published on the networks, the WGA indicated that possible pact It addresses all the key issues of the negotiations, but awaits the final draft.

Light at the end of the tunnel for Hollywood

The resolution allows us to glimpse the light at the end of the tunnel for Hollywood, which keeps most of its activities on hold. productions due to the delay, but the studios still have to negotiate with the actors union (SAG-AFTRA).

According to digital IndieWire, although no screenwriters are supposed to return to work until the contract is ratified, the protests have been called off.

The WGA emphasized that what was achieved by the new contract, which was not specified, was the result of the will of all its members to use their power, show their solidarity and endure the uncertainty and “pain” of these last 146 days.

The Union of Writers only stated that it was achieved “exceptional” and thanked his members for echoing theirs strike and the support of other unions managed to put studies back on the table Negotiation.

Delayed premieres of expected titles

The WGA began its hiatus on May 2 with a demand for better work conditionsregulation Artificial Intelligence and fair payments every time one of their works is reissued, the so-called residual rights. On July 14, the actors teamed up for similar reasons.

In all this time screenwriters and actors They gathered in front of the headquarters of the main studios.

The fact that neither the actors nor the screenwriters could promote the projects in which they participated delayed the premieres of expected titles such as “Dune: Part II” by Denis Villeneuve or “The Challengers” by Luca Guadagnino, both scheduled for the second semester of 2023 and which premieres now expected in 2024.

The actors’ union, however, has had no contact with the AMPTP since July 12 last year, when negotiations on its abolition ended. Collective contract suddenly and without any consensus.

So-called “mini rooms”

For more than four months, the screenwriters demanded from the studio a minimum staff for the so-called “mini rooms”, as the rooms are known, where scripts are written for series that have not yet been approved.

Also the rate of remaining rights increases and this is subject to the actual number reproductions accumulated.

Another fundamental point related to demand writers to prevent studios from allowing AI systems to train with other professionals’ scripts and to ensure the protection of their salary and his Credit as original creators.