‘Dune: The Sisterhood’ Soon To Resume Production In Hungary Following Winter Hiatus, Will Continue Throughout Strikes

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• spacedancer@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  This is gonna be bad. They’re pushing through with only the threat of getting sued as motivation for the remaining writers that are obligated to work through the strike.

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  • Prouvaire@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    It's the actors, not the writers, who have been advised by their union to continue working:

    And per guidance from the actors guild stateside, members working under [British] Equity contracts are to “continue to report.” SAG card carriers working on Equity productions may choose to boycott but, due to tough anti-strike laws in the UK, studios would be able to sue them directly to force them back on to set.

    The article doesn't make it clear whether the WGA (the writers' union) is advising its members to do the same on this show. Presumably it would depend on whether the writers' contracts are struck under British or American law.

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• ixian@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  They already postponed it because of the showrunner and director quitting, and now they’re gonna push it in the middle of a writer’s strike with only the threat of getting sued being the motivator for the remaining writers who are obligated to work? This is gonna be bad.

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  • Prouvaire@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    See my comment to spacedancer - it's the actors not the writers who have been advised by their union to keep working.

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  • realcaseyrollins ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Dang, that sucks all around.

    It'd be nice if in cases like these, people forced to work on these projects could get a guarantee that they cannot be released until the strike is over.