EXCLUSIVE: The writers strike is heading towards its 100th day, but there’s a new sense of guarded optimism that both parties – the WGA and the studios, represented by the AMPTP – are on the verge of a making a breakthrough.
The scribes and the studios are discussing a move that would bring them back to the negotiating table to hammer out a deal that could end at least one of the strikes that is currently taking over Hollywood, we hear.
It marks the first significant step towards progress since the writers strike began May 2, and is the first time in three months insiders have felt cautiously optimistic that official talks can resume. “The discussions are centered on creating committees to examine the issues,” one source told Deadline.
The topics at the top of the agenda include minimum staffing, duration of employment, a viewership-based streaming residual, and AI.
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