Kara Brown, Adele Lim & Elan Mastai Highlight Challenges For Writers – Banff
deadline.comAI is “giving Bitcoin”, according to Swarm and She-Hulk: Attorney At Law writer Kara Brown. Brown, speaking on a panel at the Banff Media Festival alongside This Is Us writer Elan Mastai and Crazy Rich Asians writer Adele Lim, highlighted the challenges for writers as the strike against the studios is in its second month.
But while Brown discussed the issue of artificial intelligence, which has become one of the most talked about issues during the strike, she said that there are more fundamental issues at heart, including residuals. “It sounds scary, but to me at least, I don’t think it’s close to our biggest issue,” she added.
Brown highlighted the lack of streaming residuals as one of her main concerns, having previously written shows for cable and broadcast.
She said that she’ll never get another cheque for work on Disney+’s She-Hulk. “That character we built, I’m certain will be in a movie… but I’ll never get anything from that ever again,” she added.
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