The Writers Guild of America today filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court seeking to establish that talent agency packaging fees are illegal under both California and federal law. The announcement was made at a press conference on Wednesday. The plaintiffs are Writers Guild of America West and East, along with writers and WGA … Continue reading “Writers Guild plans to sue top four talent agencies”
Here we go. After talks between The Writers Guild East (WGAE) and West (WGA) and Association of Talent Agencies (ATA) broke down at the Beverly Hilton on April 12, Guild leaders sent members form letters to inform their agencies that they could no longer represent them. According to Variety, the sparks flew. UTA co-president Jay … Continue reading “You’re Fired! WGA implements agency Code of Conduct”
“Agents unwilling to represent writers will have to find another line of work” – WGA A scathing new report issued Monday morning from The Writers Guild of America has targeted two of Hollywood’s largest talent agencies – William Morris Endeavor (WME) and Creative Artists Agency (CAA) for their continued behavior in engaging in a series … Continue reading “WGA puts talent agencies on blast in new report”
Highland Film Group launched foreign sales at the American Film Market this week Highland Film Group announced at the AFM that Kate Mara (Megan Leavy, The Martian, House of Cards) and Simon Pegg (Mission Impossible, Star Trek, The Cornetto Trilogy) are in negotiations to star in the high-stakes thriller Inheritance, with British helmer Vaughn Stein … Continue reading “Mara & Pegg in negotiations to star in ‘Inheritance’”
