Shonda Rhimes, Ryan Murphy, Ava DuVernay, Greg Berlanti, Mark Boal and John Wells are among the notable showrunners and screenwriters who have signed an open letter urging the WGA to move toward a …
Shonda Rhimes, Ryan Murphy, Ava DuVernay, Greg Berlanti, Mark Boal and John Wells are among the notable showrunners and screenwriters who have signed an open letter urging theThe signatories are throwing their support in the upcomingWest elections behind Phyllis Nagy, a screenwriter who is challenging incumbent David Goodman. Nagy has been critical of the guild leadership’s handling of the campaign, which led to more than 7,000 writers firing their agents in mid-April.
The letter marks the most public statement to date by WGA members who have been increasingly frustrated with the guild’s position in the battle to ban talent agents from collecting packaging fees or having agency-affiliated production entities. A number of the signers also signed a public letter of support for the guild’s position back in March when the WGA held a referendum among members to affirm the implementation of the guild’s new Agency Code of Conduct.
The loss of writer clients is a blow to all agencies, but the smaller shops don’t have the financial wherewithal to enduring a lengthy mass exodus. WME, CAA, UTA and ICM Partners have been the focal point of the guild’s campaign as each agency in varying degrees has diversified operations significantly in the past decade.
The guild’s election for officers and board seats is set for mid-September. The divide among WGA members over the agency issue is reflected in a higher-than-usual number of contenders for board seats and the fact that Nagy and William Schmidt are running against Goodman on an agency settlement platform. Nagy has assembled a slate that includes Craig Mazin running for WGA West vice president and Nick Jones Jr. running for secretary-treasurer.
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