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How will Disney pull-out affect KNB on latest ‘Narnia’
With Disney declining to exercise it’s “option to co-produce and co-finance the next ‘Narnia’ movie” what effect will it have on de facto Narnia effects shop KNB?
25Dec2008 | Editor | 0 comments | Continued
Fox TV delivers blow to SAG
“With all the uncertainty surrounding the stalled negotiations with SAG, 20th Century Fox Television is considering shooting its spring pilots under the AFTRA agreement,” a spokesman said.
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Retraction: Recent Post About Spectral Motion/Hobbit Removed
Recently, A post on this website was posting of some shady rumor that said that Mike Elizalde allegedly was going to New Zealand to work with WETA Workshop and that likely there would not be work on The Hobbit done here at Spectral Motion. This was unsubstantiated.
We would like to thank Mike Elizalde for contacting [...]
Looks Like Spectral Motion is a “Lock” for The Hobbit
Gullermo also said that he’s hoping to work with the following past collaborators: Hellboy comic book author Mike Mignola during the “design stage for a week or two”, concept artist Wayne Barlowe, cinematographer Guillermo Navarro of all of del Toro’s previous films, and special effects house Spectral Motion.
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Rumors Say a SAG Strike Vote Before Holidays Likely
“It simply comes down to a few who think they deserve more than everybody else” according to the source. More importantly, SAG leadership “could not care less about the below the line workers” that have been some of the hardest hit by this stalemate.
1Dec2008 | Editor | 0 comments | Continued
Actors’ Union Talks Break Down
the producers said: “SAG is the only major Hollywood guild that has failed to negotiate a labor deal in 2008. Now, SAG is bizarrely asking its members to bail out the failed negotiating strategy with a strike vote — at a time of historic economic crisis. The tone-deafness of SAG is stunning.”
23Nov2008 | Editor | 0 comments | Continued
Rumors of Iron Man 2 work surfacing
When will Iron Man 2 work hit and who is going to land it? Thats the question on the minds of so many industry insiders. Apparently Legcy Effects (previously Stan WInston Studio) is not necessarily a shoe-in for the work any more.
Apparently, they may have to fight for it just like everyone else. This strange [...]
Hollywood actors union seeks authority for strike
In a move that some say is either long overdue or the most ballsy tactic in recent memory, SAG leadership is calling for action.
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2Oct2008 | Editor | 0 comments | Continued
SAG seeks to reopen talks, on day stock market plummets
UPDATE: The studios late Monday finally responded. In a statement, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, rebuffed the offer. “We do not believe it would be productive to resume negotiations at this time given SAG’s continued insistence in terms which the companies have repeatedly rejected.” MORE after the jump…
29Sep2008 | Editor | 0 comments | Continued
SAG election likely won’t end contract stalemate soon
The balance of power on the national board of the Screen Actors Guild could be shifted after Thursday night, when the union announces results of a hotly contested board election.
17Sep2008 | Editor | 0 comments | Continued
Word on the street lately is that it's still trickling in, but work may be on the horizon as the ...
I need to try the Joker's pencil trick at a lawyers' convention!
Great review (though it's sadly lacking in nudity and ...