After the talk shows, many films and series are forced to put their production on hold in the face of the writers’ strike in the United States.
As the screenwriters’ strike rumbles on in Hollywood, many productions are forced to postpone their work. Among them, one of Netflix’s flagship series: Stranger Things.
The co-creators of the series, the brothers Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer, announced on Twitter that the filming of the next season of their program could not start while the strike continues in the United States.
“While we are thrilled to begin production with our amazing cast and crew, it is not possible during this strike. We hope a fair deal will be reached soon so we can all get back to work,” they said. they wrote on Twitter.
The cinema also affected
Stranger Things is not the only major production to see its schedule disrupted by the writers’ strike in the United States. The next big release from Marvel, Bladewill also be delayed.
As stated by the American media Varietythe studios have paused production on this superhero film, starring actor Mahershala Ali, which was due to debut in Atlanta in May for a release scheduled for September 4, 2024 in France.
Recently, this is the series Rings of Power which also had to run on a reduced staff without its two showrunners JD Payne and Patrick McKay, and the screenwriters of the program.
Among the affected content, US talk shows by Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers – which largely rely on scripted footage – have also all been put on hiatus.
Support from many personalities
Led by the Writers Guild of America (WGA) union, thousands of American television and film screenwriters have been on strike since May 2 due to the failure of negotiations with the main studios and platforms relating in particular to a increase in their pay.
In addition to the increase in their salary, screenwriters are also demanding minimum guarantees to benefit from a stable job and a greater share of the profits generated by the rise of streaming.
Since the start of the mobilization, several celebrities have taken the floor to express their solidarity with the screenwriters on strike, such as actresses Amanda Seyfried and Elizabeth Olsen as well as American television star Jimmy Fallon.
The last major social movement in Hollywood dates back to the scriptwriters’ strike which paralyzed the American audiovisual industry in 2007-2008. A 100-day conflict that had cost the sector two billion dollars.
