One year after a mass exodus of TV and film writers from Hollywood’s largest talent agencies, the Writers Guild of America and the industry’s Big Four talent agencies are still nowhere near settlin…
. There’s a growing sense in the creative community that a good percentage of projects that were ready to roll just weeks ago now may not go forward amid the pandemic-related economic devastation that has still no clear end in sight.
When asked if there have been any recent settlement talks on the legal front, or efforts to reach compromise on terms of the code, Goodman would only say: “There’s always communication. Where that leads us I don’t know at this moment.” Industry sources said some showrunners have also become more vocal with guild leaders that TV series packaging has its advantages in that it allows writers and other creative talent on a show to waive their agency commissions. Some film writers are concerned that a ban on talent agencies packaging and arranging financing for smaller-budget films will put a big dent in the number of indie features that make it to production.
Industry observers see the number of standalone studios shrinking in the near future, as Lionsgate, MGM and possibly others become takeover targets. That will also inevitably constrict the job market, although Amazon, Apple, Netflix and other well-heeled newcomers continue to step up their content expenditures.
Agency sources say a deal is do-able if the WGA will agree to allowing writers the choice to work with agencies that offering packaging and production entities, or not. Senior agency leaders acknowledge, more forthrightly than in the past, that the process had been abused in recent years. Agency leaders see more transparency in the process and greater awareness among members of the practice as the key to reforms.
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