CAA Seeks Court Order To End Legal Standoff With Writers Guild; WGA Responds – Update

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The Writers Guild of America West sent a note on Friday to its estimated 10,000 members telling them to not work on upcoming projects from producersRandall Emmett and George Furla amid a dispute with the union. The WGAW claims that the producers' companies,Emmett Furla Oasis Films (EFO) and Pumped, LLC, owe compensation to four writers who worked on a television series pitch entitledPump.

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Also Read: CAA Asks Judge to Force End to Writers Guild Boycott as Talks StallBut the two major agencies that have filed injunctions this week with District Judge Andre Birotte say that WGA is no longer negotiating in good faith and are harming their business interests by holding out on signing a franchise agreement while they lose clients to UTA and other agencies that have already signed.“The Guilds’ recent conduct erases any plausible deniability that what motivates their group boycott is an

David Robb Labor EditorWME followed CAA’s lead Wednesday, asking a federal judge to issue a preliminary injunction that would force the Writers Guild to drop its group boycott against the agency.

With talks between Creative Artists Agency and the Writers Guild of America once again at a standstill, CAA has filed an injunction request to a federal judge in an effort to force the guild to drop their 19-month-long boycott over packaging fees and affiliate production studios.The request was sent to District Judge Andre Birotte, who earlier this year dismissed key charges in the WGA’s lawsuit against CAA and WME claiming the agencies were violating federal labor law by taking packaging fees,

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Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterThe “Lilo & Stitch” ohana is expanding, with Jon M. Chu in talks to direct Disney’s upcoming live-action adaptation.Disney has yet to announce if the movie will release in theaters or on Disney Plus, the studio’s subscription streaming service.

Also Read: Jon Chu to Direct 'Willow' Sequel Series at Disney+“Lilo & Stitch” focused on the bond between a lonely human girl named Lilo and an alien named Stitch. Whether the live-action adaptation will be released in theaters or on Disney+ is currently unclear.Chu most recently became attached to Disney’s “Willow” series.

Dave McNary Film ReporterBustle Digital Group has voluntarily recognized the Writers Guild of America East for the purpose of collective bargaining after an “overwhelming” majority of employees in that unit signed authorization cards.BDG’s bargaining unit will include approximately 200 editorial, video, design and social staffers from Bustle, Elite Daily, Input, Inverse, Mic, Nylon, Romper and The Zoe Report.The move is the latest in a long line of unionization victories for the WGA East, which

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