'Game of Thrones' Creator George R.R. Martin Thinks Strike Will Be 'Long and Bitter'
“Winter is coming” never seemed a more appropriate phrase to use now that A Song of Ice and Fire creator George R.R. Martin is starting to anticipate a long and hard strike for him and his fellow writers. The ongoing WGA strike got a new dimension after actors went on strike as well, but the author and screenwriter’s reports from what has been happening paint a grim future for those who work in the entertainment business.
On a new blog post – which he often writes to update fans on everything Game of Thrones-related – Martin underscores that AMPTP “did not move an inch” from its previous position of not negotiating fair payment for actors and writers, as well as the highly controversial topic of the use of AI in productions. In the post, Martin celebrates the unity in the writers’ and actors’ guilds, which have started a double strike that Hollywood hasn’t seen in decades.
“[T]he studios are not even TALKING to us. All negotiations between AMPTP and the WGA shut down back in May when the strike started. It is hard to reach any agreement when the other side won’t even come to the table. I joined the WGA in 1986 and have been through several strikes with them. We made gains in all of them, but some issues are more important than others… and this year’s strike is the most important of my lifetime.
Good News For Winds of Winter Hopefuls The good news for readers is: Since the strike doesn’t contemplate novel writers, Martin is authorized to continue working on The Winds of Winter. Fans of the Game of Thrones novel series have been waiting for the sixth installment in the A Song of Ice and Fire universe for twelve years, and the novel still lacks a publishing date.
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