Comments on: SAG Getting Ugly Again

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:20:23 +0000

Harvin, I agree with you that I would rather more time be spent in preparing for NM rather than rushing it. After the disaster of the first movie…we cannot be too careful! And yes, replacing Melissa would be…fabulous!

By: » Forget New Moon Let’s Hear About Eclipse!

» Forget New Moon Let’s Hear About Eclipse! — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:19:09 +0000

[...] I am a little concerned about SAG Getting Ugly Again. This could be very bad news for New Moon production and would certainly knock Eclipse back on the [...]

By: Wendy

Wendy — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:40:27 +0000

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) — The board of the Screen Actors Guild rejected the “last, best and final offer” by producers Saturday night, continuing a months-long deadlock over contract talks.
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“What management presented as a compromise is, in fact, an attempt to separate Screen Actors Guild from other industry unions,” SAG’s board said in a statement after 73 percent of them voted to reject the offer.

uh…ohh….

By: inhiding

inhiding — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:10:12 +0000

Did you see CNN this morning?? They are saying SAG rejected the final offers.

By: Harvin

Harvin — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:21:01 +0000

I’m going to be bold and disagree with the posters here. While I don’t WANT to see delays in the film industry, I think it’s important that all sides take the time to make their work environment and fair and equal place. If SAG and Hollywood in general don’t settle things now, the anger and frustration will continue to mount and potentially halt future productions.

I would not be bothered if New Moon were postponed. Yes, I’m dying to see it, but the film needs some extra time to prep!! Summit needs a lecture on how to produce quality work. If they rush New Moon and get another round of bad reviews from critics, they’re going to threaten Eclipse’s success. Sure, we the fangirls will go see New Moon dozens of times. But those of us who expect a QUALITY film to match the quality writing as well as non-Twilighters are going to be turned off.

If SAG forces delays, then we will simply have to settle. But on the bright side, this may give our beloved actors and producers more time to prep. Best yet, maybe Melissa Rosenberg will get caught up in all of this screenwriting drama, even replaced! Now that would be a dream come true for the Twilight movie franchise.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 07:46:06 +0000

ugh, pushing back films period would not make me happy. i’ll keep my fingers crossed for good news.
for anyone that doesn’t know what’s going on, i’d just wikipedia the strike (here’s a copy and pasted short snippet):
The film industry is anticipating a strike by SAG, in addition to the recently resolved WGA strike. The strike, which could occur after the expiration of SAG’s major contracts in June 2008, would stem from the current handling of royalties from the sale of films distributed through new media methods. This includes royalties earned from Internet distribution services such as iTunes, as well as DVD sales, neither of which are currently written into actors’, writers’, and directors’ contracts. The strike date of July 2008 was chosen due to its coinciding with the expiration of several contracts between SAG and AMPTP.
Production companies are bracing for the strike by accelerating production of films and television episodes, in an effort to stockpile enough material to continue regular film releases and TV schedules during the strike period. A list of 300 high-priority film projects is reportedly circulating around talent agencies in accordance with this effort.

By: Natasha

Natasha — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 04:47:52 +0000

ok- I’m a little confused here… If they go on strike they will postpone New Moon or never do it???? Either way, I sure hope they don’t! ;(

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By: Emily W

Emily W — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 02:47:56 +0000

I think alot of the problems are arising from the transition in technology now. Like as I understand it, it used to be that money was made off DVD’s etc but now much fewer dvds are bought because its easier to rent things off of netflix or get pirated clips of stuff on youtube. If I remember right, the writers strike was largely about how they werent getting paid for the use of the things they’d written online, etc because they get a portion of dvd box set sales. Unless they’re acting/writing/etc for a huge show or movie, most hollywood people don’t really make that much money. Like, the ones on TV shows or just starting out or that write for tv shows. But yeah, they have it better than alot of us and a strike would suck

By: Devon061381

Devon061381 — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 01:56:25 +0000

^is THAT why the movie (Inkheart) was so awful? I did think the writing for the movie was horrible, figures the writers strike would have had something to do with that. I was really disappointed with how much the movie was different from the actual story, and surprised when I saw that Cornelia Funke helped to produce. And not surprisingly, it hasn’t done well at all in the theaters. I highly doubt they’ll do sequels to it, and with the way the movie “wrapped up” at the end, unlike the ending in the book, there’s no real need.