The Flash showrunner Eric Wallace will be telling fellow American writers “we are not in this alone” when he returns home from London later.
Wallace was one of more than 200 scribes who attended the Screenwriters Everywhere protest in the English capital this afternoon on behalf of WGA West and he told Deadline he feels “the whole world is literally with us.” “I’ve met so many people from all over Europe today and it gives me strength when I go back to LA to tell fellow LA-based writers that we are not in this alone,” added Wallace, who has showran The CW’s superhero hit for the past three seasons.
Wallace revealed that he delayed his flight by a day in order to come to the Leicester Square protest, which was also attended by the great and the good of the UK industry including Russell T.
Davies, Jesse Armstrong, Jack Thorne and Charlie Brooker. Speaking alongside a small WGA West contingent in London, Wallace said: “The struggle of the writer is the struggle of the ordinary worker trying to better themselves in a fair manner.” He called for a deal that represents a “fair contract” and said “we don’t want to be replaced by AI and streaming residuals need to be transparent with the data and need to apply to everything as the industry grows.”‘The Flash’ Showrunner Eric Wallace delayed his trip back to LA to attend today’s #ScreenwritersEverywhere protest in London #WGAStrike.
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