Writers Guild and TV Showrunners Share Plans to Include Writers in COVID-19 Safety Protocols

After reaching a tentative new deal with studios, the Writers Guild of America leadership has voted to recommend the new three-year contract. In an email to members on Friday, the Writers Guild West board of directors said that the board and the WGA East council voted unanimously on July 2 to move the deal with theAlliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers forward.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: Conan O’Brien is heading to Largo at The Coronet to shoot his TBS talk show, becoming the first of the late-night hosts to move his show out of his house and make tentative steps to a return to full production.Conan will begin filming at the LA comedy club from Monday July 6, in accordance with government and industry health and safety protocols.While, O’Brien usually tapes his show at the Warner Bros studio in Burbank, it marks the first step towards full

The Writers Guild of America emailed its members Wednesday, disclosing details of the new three-year TV/theatrical deal reached Tuesday night with the major studios and saying that the coronavirus pandemic and economic circumstances had hindered its campaign to achieve many desired gains for writers.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment’s Landmark Studio Group has partnered with Louisiana-based production studio ORWO (Twilight, The Magnificent Seven) to greenlight Safehaven, a 10-episode hourlong supernatural thriller series based on James Seale’s graphic novel, from Seale (30 Below, Throttle) and Michael Bay’s 451 Media Group.

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorHBO has acquired and set a premiere date for The Weight of Gold, a feature documentary on the mental health challenges that Olympic athletes often face.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Nolan Gould, best known for his role as Luke Dunphy on ABC’s long-running multi-award-winning comedy Modern Family, has signed with A3 Artists Agency for literary representation.Nolan portrayed the role of Luke since the show’s inception in 2009 through the wrapping of its 11th and final season this past April.

David Guillod on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to more than 10 charges of sexual assault, which included rape, according to his attorney. Guillod wascharged Monday with kidnapping to commit rape, and rape of a drugged victim, among other crimes.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticJust over 24 hours after David Guillod surrendered to authorities over sexual assault charges, the Extraction executive producer has entered a plea of not guilty and been released on bail of $1 million.Looking at over 20 years in prison if found guilty on the 11 felony charges, including kidnapping to commit rape, Guillod is in the process of actually leaving the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s HQ, where he spent the night.Originally, as Deadline

Also Read: 'Extraction' Executive Producer David Guillod Charged With Rape, KidnappingThe felony charges against Guillod include kidnapping for rape, rape of a drugged victim, rape of an unconscious person, forcible sexual penetration of an unconscious person by a foreign object and oral copulation of a drugged person. The charges are based on the accounts of four anonymous Jane Does for incidents that occurred in 2012, 2014 and 2015.

After the Writers Guild of Canada took to social media to show support for the Black Lives Matter movement, the Canadian screenwriters union has had to defend its policies on diversity and inclusion. "They are accusations and of course we want to be the best employers that we can be...

charged on Monday with 11 felonies, including rape, kidnapping for rape and rape of a drugged person — remains in custody at the Santa Barbara County Jail as his bail was upped $3 million, according to the Santa Barbara District Attorney’s Office.Jennifer Karapetian, the deputy district attorney who is prosecuting the case, told TheWrap it the “appropriate amount in this case” but did not explain further why it was increased from $1 million.

David Guillod was charged on Monday with 11 felonies, including rape, by the County of Santa Barbara District Attorney's Office. Guillod was also charged with kidnapping to commit rape, and rape of a drugged victim, among other crimes.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterFilm producer David Guillod has been hit with 11 felony charges including rape, kidnapping to commit rape, and rape of a drugged victim.The charges, filed by the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s office, stem from three incidents in May 2012, December 2014 and January 2015.

The Writers Guild of America West reached a $5.25 million interest settlement with Disney on late residuals payments for five Fox animated series – The Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad, The Cleveland Show and Futurama – the union announced Friday. It’s the largest interest-only settlement in the WGA’s history, the union said.