‘Green Book’ Co-Writer Nick Vallelonga Has Legal Book Thrown At Him By IATSE Over Unpaid ‘That’s Amore!’ Crew
deadline.comGreen Book producer Nick Vallelonga has gone off route when it comes to paying dozens of crew members on the upcoming That’s Amore!
starring John Travolta, Katherine Heigl, Christopher Walken, Talia Shire and Drea de Mateo. According to a complaint filed in federal court in New York on Dec.
8 by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, double Oscar winner Vallelonga’s That Amore Movie LLC has reneged on an arbitration deal struck between the parties on August 18 this year to pay union members for work performed in 2022 on the upcoming rom-com.
The 77 IATSE members specifically affected performed the duties of “cinematographer, camera operator, camera assistant, editor, costume designer, wardrobe supervisor, hair and make-up stylists, production designer, art director, scenic artist, electrician, grip, construction, script supervisor, production coordinator, and accountant,” says the Matt Loeb-led union in the eight-page filing. “Defendant failed to timely pay wages and benefits to the Union Workers for work performed in October and November 2022, failed to make the required pension and health contributions to the various benefit funds, and failed to act in accordance with other terms and conditions set forth in the CBAs,” the complaint from IATSE Local 600 and a plethora of other locals claim of the union members left out in the financial cold by the That’s Amore director.
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