Stay tuned: The strikes get more visible on the local front today.“I think that we just have to be patient.” The mood: Crossen says his studio is keeping staff on payroll and plans to wait things out - though he may have to delay or cancel projects lined up this fall if the strikes continue.On-screen: NPR reports the production halt - which some industry insiders expect to continue until at least September - is delaying future seasons of popular shows like “Severance,” “Abbott Elementary,” “Euphoria,” “The Last of Us,” “Cobra Kai” and “Stranger Things” - and even canceled an Apple TV+ adaptation of Fritz Lang’s classic 1927 sci-fi film “Metropolis.”.But he said the SAG-AFTRA strike, which started last week, “shut the entire industry down.” ( A few low-budget films do remain in production.) It also affects non-unionized workers and local businesses that benefit from large productions, like lumber companies. According to Crossen, there was a little filmmaking proceeding through the writers strike, which began on May 2. Off-screen: Gary Crossen, the general manager of New England Studios, says there’s nothing going on at the Devens studio right now.But as WBUR’s Zeninjor Enwemeka reports, the two strikes - which are being waged for better pay and regulations on the use of AI - have brought Massachusetts’ relatively large film industry to a virtual standstill. There were more than 30 major productions in Massachusetts last year, and over 325 since the state enacted a (somewhat controversial) tax credit for film productions in 2006. Hollywood may be thousands of miles away from Massachusetts, but the effects of the dual strikes by TV and movie writers and actors are being felt coast to coast: If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. (Ted Shaffrey/AP)Įditor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. ![]() Facebook Email Actors, writers and supporters picket outside NBCUniversal at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York on Tuesday.
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