Writers Guild: No Deal On WME's Updated Offer, Agency Won't Get Bonus for "Going Last"

direct to your inboxOver 70s will be offered the coronavirus vaccine this week with the government drawing up plans for an exit to the national lockdown in early March, according to reports.Rollout of the vaccine is set to be moved up several gears this week with more large centres set to open in locations around the country.Ministers are said to be increasingly confident they will hit their target of vaccinating almost 15 million people who make up the four most vulnerable groups by mid

Fox Nation host Nancy Grace dedicated the latest episode of "Crime Stories" to last week's riot on Capitol Hill that left five people dead and shocked the nation.  "We just went through one hell of a year in 2020 with the coronavirus, with the [death of] George Floyd, with the protests. And this has somehow become, I believe, what some people consider to be normal, to go in and destroy, to to just have insurrection," a SWAT team officer and former detective told Grace in the episode.

The Directors Guild has sided with the Writers Guild in the WGA’s ongoing legal battle with WME over the agency’s ownership interest in its affiliated production entity – Endeavor Content.

Ben Affleck. In early December, it was announced that the actor is on board to star in George Clooney’s next feature film adaptation of the book “The Tender Bar,” written by J. R. Moehringer.

Ben Affleck is maybe working more now than ever before. Not only does he have two films expected to come out in 2021 (“The Last Duel” and “Deep Water”), but he’s also supposed to act in the upcoming Robert Rodriguez film, “Hypnotic,” and maybe direct a film about the making of “Chinatown.” But that’s not all.

Angelique Jackson Ben Affleck has added another adaptation to his growing directorial slate. Affleck and his Pearl Street Films production company are set to take on the bestselling book series “Keeper of the Lost Cities,” with Affleck on board to direct and produce the project for Disney.Based on Shannon Messenger’s novel, Affleck will adapt the project’s script with Kate Gritmon, while Madison Ainley serves as an executive producer.

Ben Affleck has teamed up with Disney for his next project.

EXCLUSIVE: Ben Affleck continues to build up his future dance card and looks to have found another possible directing job to add to his slate. Sources tell Deadline Disney is in development on a live-action film based on the bestselling book series Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger with Affleck attached to direct. He will also produce through his Pearl Street banner as well as adapt the script with Kate Gritmon. Madison Ainley will board as EP.

Palestinian National Authority: Call for the immediate release of Sama Abdulhadi – Sign the Petition! chng.it/BdwKrv2wPosted by Roger Waters on Thursday, December 31, 2020Abdulhadi has now been released from the Jericho jail in which she was held on bail. She is not allowed to travel outside of Palestine and is subject to further investigation on the charges of desecrating a holy site and religious symbols as well as violating COVID-19 emergency measures.

William Morris Endeavor on Wednesday responded to the Writers Guild of America West’s rejection of its latest proposal for a new deal end a 20-month standoff over packaging fees and other issues. WME also claimed that the guild’s negotiating committee has not provided a counter proposal or offered a meeting despite the agency’s willingness to resolve the two sides’ dispute.“WME presented an updated proposal that made a series of concessions just four days following our hearing on December 18.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorThe Writers Guild of America has flatly rejected the latest proposal from WME to end the nearly two-year standoff that has kept the agency from formally representing some of its most lucrative clients.In a message sent Tuesday evening, the WGA told members that WME had not yet agreed to the same restrictions on ownership of production and distribution entities as were included in the franchise agreement for the agency’s largest rivals, CAA, UTA and ICM Partners.

Sandra Bullock has found a new co-star for her adventure rom-com “The Lost City of D”.

Channing Tatum is reportedly in final talks to star alongside Sandra Bullock in The Lost City Of D.The upcoming romantic adventure flick was being envisioned as a reunion for Sandra and Ryan Reynolds, who starred in the 2009 rom-com classic The Proposal.However, the Deadpool star was only loosely attached to the film and now Variety reports that the Magic Mike star has all but signed a deal to take on the male lead.Sandra will play a romance author, who discovers that a supposedly fictional city

Sorry, “The Proposal” stans, it appears that the reunion between Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock isn’t meant to be.

Also Read: Channing Tatum Teams With Phil Lord and Chris Miller for Monster Movie at UniversalSeth Gordon developed the idea and the treatment for “The Lost City of D,” and Dana Fox wrote the most recent draft of the script.

Channing Tatum is in final talks to co-star opposite Sandra Bullock in The Lost City of D, the forthcoming Paramount Pictures feature, which is being directed by Adam and Aaron Nee. Bullock is also producing the pic via her Fortis Films along with Liza Chasin of 3dot Productions