Strike: SAG-AFTRA Allows Some Productions To Continue
Such as a horror movie starring Mads Mikkelsen and Sigourney Weaver.
Hollywood is at a standstill with a historic double strike (the last one was in the ’60s and brought writers and actors pensions and health insurance). However, some productions are still working. SAG-AFTRA, the union representing actors and other performers, has been granting waivers, or exemptions, to a select group of independent films and television shows that are not affiliated with the major studios and streaming giants that are members of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The waivers allow SAG-AFTRA members to work on these productions without violating the strike or crossing picket lines.
A24, the studio that brought us the 2023 Oscar’s Best Picture, Everything Everywhere All at Once, has received waivers for two of their upcoming movies: Death of a Unicorn, a dark comedy featuring Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega, and the drama Mother Mary, starring Anne Hathaway, Michaela Coel (I Will Destroy You), and Hunter Schafer (Euphoria). Other titles include the action-comedy Bride Hard, starring Rebel Wilson, and Dust Bunny, a horror movie starring Mads Mikkelsen and Sigourney Weaver.
Mel Gibson’s thriller Flight Risk, featuring Mark Wahlberg, was granted a waiver despite its distribution deal with Lionsgate. Additionally, the studio has distribution rights for the historical drama series The Chosen, which portrays the life of Jesus. That show, available for streaming on Netflix and Peacock, also received a waiver.
However, film and television production in Los Angeles plummeted during the year’s second quarter.
There were a total of 6,566 permitted shoot days in this period, which is a
decrease of 28.8% compared to the same time last year. This marks the sixth consecutive quarter with a drop in production, according to FilmLA, the nonprofit organization responsible for film permits in the county. The Writers Guild of America work stoppage, which started on May 2nd, further contributed to this decline. The new data does not include the impact of the actors’ walkout, which began after the quarter ended.
Source: Los Angeles Times
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Such as a horror movie starring Mads Mikkelsen and Sigourney Weaver.
Hollywood is at a standstill with a historic double strike (the last one was in the ’60s and brought writers and actors pensions and health insurance). However, some productions are still working. SAG-AFTRA, the union representing actors and other performers, has been granting waivers, or exemptions, to a select group of independent films and television shows that are not affiliated with the major studios and streaming giants that are members of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The waivers allow SAG-AFTRA members to work on these productions without violating the strike or crossing picket lines.
A24, the studio that brought us the 2023 Oscar’s Best Picture, Everything Everywhere All at Once, has received waivers for two of their upcoming movies: Death of a Unicorn, a dark comedy featuring Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega, and the drama Mother Mary, starring Anne Hathaway, Michaela Coel (I Will Destroy You), and Hunter Schafer (Euphoria). Other titles include the action-comedy Bride Hard, starring Rebel Wilson, and Dust Bunny, a horror movie starring Mads Mikkelsen and Sigourney Weaver.
Mel Gibson’s thriller Flight Risk, featuring Mark Wahlberg, was granted a waiver despite its distribution deal with Lionsgate. Additionally, the studio has distribution rights for the historical drama series The Chosen, which portrays the life of Jesus. That show, available for streaming on Netflix and Peacock, also received a waiver.
However, film and television production in Los Angeles plummeted during the year’s second quarter.
There were a total of 6,566 permitted shoot days in this period, which is a
decrease of 28.8% compared to the same time last year. This marks the sixth consecutive quarter with a drop in production, according to FilmLA, the nonprofit organization responsible for film permits in the county. The Writers Guild of America work stoppage, which started on May 2nd, further contributed to this decline. The new data does not include the impact of the actors’ walkout, which began after the quarter ended.
Source: Los Angeles Times
