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WGA Prohibits Work With Village Roadshow After Not Paying Writers On “Numerous Projects”
In a Saturday memo to WGA members, leadership said that Village Roadshow "refused to pay" writers on "numerous projects."
As seismic as that might seem, and the real pain some scribes are feeling this holiday season, it’s a temporary situation for Village Roadshow we hear as the label gets its house of cards in order to pay the people who’ve done the work already. As such, Village Roadshow is currently fielding offers for a new majority stake holder in its company which counts a half billion-plus library of film and TV titles, many co-shared with Warner Bros. Village Roadshow sued Warners in February 2022 over the Burbank, CA lot’s decision to go theatrical day-and-date on streaming service Max with Matrix Resurrections which tanked at the box office with $37.6M domestic, $157.3M WW.
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