‘Game of Thrones” George R. R. Martin says writing on prequel series will stop for “duration” of strike
nme.comGame of Thrones writer George R. R. Martin has said writing on the upcoming Thrones prequel series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Night will stop for the “duration” of the ongoing writer’s strike in the US.Currently, writers in Hollywood are on strike for the first time in 15 years – as was announced by the Writers Guild of America (WGA) last week.
The WGA West’s Board of Directors and WGA East’s Council voted unanimously to call a strike – the first since 2007 – according to a social media statement by WGA West.The strike comes, WGA West said, after following six weeks of negotiations with Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Disney, Warner Bros.
Discovery, NBC Universal, Paramount and Sony under the umbrella of the Californian trade association the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).Now, in a new blog post, Martin revealed that the writers taking part have his full support and that “the writers room on GoT spinoff A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Night has closed for the duration,” until the dispute has resolved, he added.Beginning his blog post with “the strike is on,” Martin expressed his solidarity with the striking writers.“No one wanted this — no writer with an ounce of sense, anyway — but the producers and the studios and the networks and the streamers gave us no choice,” he began.“The Guild negotiated right up to the final deadline on May 1, but it takes two to tango.
In the waning hours of May 1, the Writers Guild of America declared a strike. The action began on May 2. There are pickets in front of every studio lot and sound stage in LA, and many in other cities as well.
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