Variety negotiations in Hollywood for a new writers contract have fallen apart and the WGA is now on strike:
Hollywood is going to all-out war, after last-minute talks gave false hope that today's strike by the Writers Guild of America could be averted -- or at least delayed for a few days.
Talks collapsed at 9:30 p.m. PST Sunday after more than 10 hours of last-ditch negotiations, only a few hours before the official start of the strike by the WGA at 12:01 am PST.
At that point, the WGA East had already gone on strike in New York just after midnight local time -- even though negotiators for writers and companies were still talking in Los Angeles.
The trades today are filled with interesting articles about the possible repercussions of the strike. C2F fave TV show 'Scrubs', in its last seaon, may run an abbreviated season which wouldn't allow the series wrap-up that the producers had planned. B.J. Novak of 'The Office' faces a dilemma, wearing the hats of both the writer and a supporting actor on the show.
For Comics2Film readers, the greatest potential impact is on films that are on the cusp of going into production: projects like 'Wolverine', 'The Punisher: War Zone', 'G.I. Joe' and 'Justice League'. Should the producers of those films decide the scripts aren't ready for filming, work could halt until guild writers return to their posts.
Movies that have been filmed for 2008 release -- 'Iron Man', 'Incredible Hulk', 'The Dark Knight', 'Whiteout', 'Hellboy II', etc -- are unlikely to be affected by the situation.
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