Hollywood Strike: Writers To Resume Talks With Studios
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The Writers Guild of America walkout over pay and the threat of artificial intelligence, has brought US film and television production to a halt
Hollywood studios will meet with writers this week to discuss reopening talks for the first time since a strike began nearly 100 days ago. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) walkout, which kicked off May 2 over pay and the threat of artificial intelligence, has brought US film and television production to a halt.
Writers have been joined on the picket lines since last month by the much larger Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) - including A-list stars such as Sean Penn - ramping up pressure on the likes of Disney and Netflix to return to negotiations.
Studios "reached out to the WGA today and requested a meeting this Friday to discuss negotiations," the union said in an email to members on Tuesday.