Striking writers and studios will meet this week to discuss restarting negotiations

Um we're dealing with exactly the same issues as SAG um over here with our negotiations and they have our full solidarity with their claim and they really have been boxed into *** corner by the producers. Nobody uh goes on strike uh willingly or um with, with, with great enthusiasm. Um But clearly after the first three or four days that, that, that their members are strongly determined to win the big impact over here, you are likely to start seeing in the coming months if the dispute becomes protracted, um S *** will be less willing to agree and we're entirely supportive of that position um agenda permitting their members to work abroad. Um And that's what has to happen. And so there will be *** slow reduction in the amount of American talent that's available for production over here. Um And the suggestion which I know has been in some parts of the world that uh uh production could move from the United States to Europe or the UK. Um And that we would tolerate that. Well, that's not gonna happen and we're gonna use every legal means possible to prevent it. So the longer the dispute goes on the bigger the effect that people will see. But the people who will suffer the most from that will be the producers. Hey, hey, Bread Green has got to go, hey, hey, the producers could end this dispute tomorrow. Um That, that, you know, s *** doesn't want to be on strike. Um But they've got *** clear set of asks, *** clear set of demands and both sides managed to move quite constructively in the early days of the negotiations. I was over there. I, I saw that myself but there has to be *** point where we say, well, if not now, when, um, and it's very clear that billionaire producers could afford to meet that claim perfectly reasonably. So it's really down to them. Um, and yeah, I mean, I don't know whether it will go on for weeks or months in all honesty, but we are prepared for the long fall and frankly, it, this, this dispute has been going on for less than four days now and we've already seen it. It's sort of devastating consequences.

Union leaders told striking Hollywood writers Tuesday night that they plan to meet with representatives for studios to discuss restarting negotiations after the first official communication between the two sides since the strike began three months ago.The Writers Guild of America sent an email to members saying that the head of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents major studios, streaming services and production companies in negotiations, requested a meeting on Friday to discuss the resumption of contract talks."We'll be back in communication with you sometime after the meeting with further information," the email read. "As we've said before, be wary of rumors. Whenever there is important news to share, you will hear it directly from us."It was not immediately known whether a similar overture was made to union leaders for Hollywood actors, who have been on strike since July 14.Asked about the prospect of talks with either guild, a spokesperson for the AMPTP in an email said only that "We remain committed to finding a path to mutually beneficial deals with both Unions."An email to a representative from the Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, which represents striking film and television actors, was not immediately returned.Talks between screenwriters and their employers collapsed on May 1, and the first of the two strikes that have frozen production in Hollywood began a day later. Issues behind the strike include pay rates amid inflation, the use of smaller writing staffs for shorter seasons of television shows, and control over artificial intelligence in the screenwriting process."I had hoped that we would already have had some kind of conversations with the industry by now," SAG-AFTRA Executive Director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland told The Associated Press earlier Tuesday, before the email was sent to writers. "Obviously, that hasn't happened yet, but I'm optimistic."

The Writers Guild of America sent an email to members saying that the head of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents major studios, streaming services and production companies in negotiations, requested a meeting on Friday to discuss the resumption of contract talks.

"We'll be back in communication with you sometime after the meeting with further information," the email read. "As we've said before, be wary of rumors. Whenever there is important news to share, you will hear it directly from us."

It was not immediately known whether a similar overture was made to union leaders for Hollywood actors, who have been on strike since July 14.

Asked about the prospect of talks with either guild, a spokesperson for the AMPTP in an email said only that "We remain committed to finding a path to mutually beneficial deals with both Unions."

An email to a representative from the Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, which represents striking film and television actors, was not immediately returned.

Talks between screenwriters and their employers collapsed on May 1, and the first of the two strikes that have frozen production in Hollywood began a day later. Issues behind the strike include pay rates amid inflation, the use of smaller writing staffs for shorter seasons of television shows, and control over artificial intelligence in the screenwriting process.

"I had hoped that we would already have had some kind of conversations with the industry by now," SAG-AFTRA Executive Director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland told The Associated Press earlier Tuesday, before the email was sent to writers. "Obviously, that hasn't happened yet, but I'm optimistic."

Striking writers and studios will meet this week to discuss restarting negotiations

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