WGA and [Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers] met for bargaining today and will meet again tomorrow,” the WGA said in a negotiations update message sent to members late Thursday. “Your Negotiating Committee appreciates all the messages of solidarity and support we have received the last few days, and ask as many of you as possible to come out to the picket lines tomorrow.” The WGA has been out since May 2.
Industry hopes for resolution to the strike that is close to surpassing the guild’s longest-ever work stoppage soared on Thursday as rumors throughout the creative community that a deal between studios and scribes was coming as soon as early evening.
In reality, sources close to the situation say significant issues and deal points remain on the table. In short, the guild has yet to indicate that the elements under discussion as of Wednesday are sufficient to close the deal and end the walkout that is heading into Day 144 on Friday.
Optimism about a settlement coming together was stoked by the presence of CEOs and senior leaders of four of Hollywood’s largest employers: Disney (Bob Iger), Netflix (Ted Sarandos), NBCUniversal (Donna Langley) and Warner Bros.
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