He brought zing to a sleepy Comic-Con, and he’s raising the humidity levels here at TIFF. SAG-AFTRA Chief Negotiator and National Executive Director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland took the stage at the festival to give a post-Labor Day update on talks; and still it’s the same old story: The actors haven’t heard zip from the studios about moving forward. “There was optimism and encouragement when they went back with the Writers Guild but that hasn’t been as productive as I hoped,” Crabtree-Ireland said today at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre.
With studios and streamers split with their approach to the writers, could SAG-AFTRA make deals individually with companies’ ala studios with exhibition? “It is possible,” conceded Crabtree-Ireland, however, “it’s not something that I have any reason to think is going to happen.
I haven’t been approached by anybody about that or given any hints that could happen.We had a separate agreement with Netflix, still do in fact, with Netflix for last six years.
Last year we negotiated that agreement with them. Part of their strong desires was to be part of the AMPTP, which they now are.”Separately with Deadline after the talk, Crabtree-Ireland said, “All indications I have is that they’re sticking together as part of the AMPTP and that’s the framework they’re looking to negotiate a deal.” But get this (David Zaslav).
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