- 3-D In A Recession: Director James Cameron Weighs In
- Viacom's Paramount Sued for Misrepresentation
- Auto Bailout May Save Big 3 But No Help For Advertisers
- Nielsen's New Ad Service: Will Networks Get More Money?
- Sumner Redstone's Next Step Is Juggling Debt
- Newspaper Ad Revenues Take Even Bigger Fall
- Predictions: 9 For '09 In Media
- Broadway's Recession Plan For Tough Times
- What's Facebook Got? And What Is Twitter Worth?
- Thanks for Search Ads
- Wall of Shame: Fortress Investment's Wes Edens
- Cramer to Geithner: Let FDIC Chair Keep Her Job
- Lightning Round: Boeing, Medtronic, Agrium and More
- Lightning Round OT: Continental, Amylin Pharma and More
- Sell Block: Cramer's Solution for Mortgage-Backed Paper Mess
- Toll Brothers CEO's Housing Outlook
- Making Money Off M&A
- Your First Move For Friday December 5th
- Web Extra: Fast & Furious Trades For Friday
- Jobless Data to Put More Pressure on Fed, Bailouts
- Commods, Banks Drag Euro Stocks Down
- European Stocks to Open Sharply Lower
- Toshiba to Briefly Halt Chip Output on Weak Demand
- Boeing Mulls Pushing Back Dreamliner Deliveries
- Chief Executive Quits Australian Publisher Fairfax
- Asian Markets Wobble on Gloomy Economic Outlook
- Motor Racing-Honda Pulls Out of Formula One
- Job Cuts Picking Up Steam Just in Time for Holidays

![]() |
Screen Actors Guild |
The major movie studios have been pretty much holding off on launching production on their big budget films since SAG's contract with the studios expired June 30. But the studios need to fill their distribution slates for 2010 and 2011 and use the hundreds of millions of dollars in production financing committed to making movies. So they're getting back to work in a big way.
A handful of films like Paramount/DreamWorks[DWA
Loading...
()
] "Transformers 2" and Warner Bros. "Terminator Salvation" went back to work this summer despite fears of an actors walkout, working with all sorts of contingencies just in case. But that handful of films, and the ones shooting have been shooting without any problems, so now studios are moving forward on the next round of films, even though they won't be able to get strike insurance, or have any protection in case of a strike.
With these studio pics running between $100k and $500k per day, an actors' walkout could mean big trouble. Some studios will wait until next year before they start shooting, but for the most part the media giants are getting back to business, because they have little choice. Plus, with ongoing repercussions from the Writers' Guild strike, and fears about general economic meltdown, I'd be surprised if the SAG membership actually voted to authorize a strike.
Questions? Comments?




