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WGA Says Stop-Work Order “Imminent” For Village Roadshow Over Late Payments: What’s Happening
Village Roadshow is late on payments to those writers working on their film and TV projects, we hear. As such the WGAW is bound to issue a stop work order to the The Matrix franchise and Mad Max Fury Road co-financier and production company.
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. Back in October it was reported that the Steve Mosko led Village Roadshow cut eight staffers in business affairs, administration, as well as those in film and TV roles.
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