Production on the fifth and ultimate season of Stranger Things has been halted as a result of Hollywood writers’ strike.
Matt and Ross Duffer (aka the Duffer Brothers), who’re the brains behind the hit Netflix sci-fi drama, introduced on Twitter yesterday (May 6) that it’s “not possible” for the present to go forward presently. They additionally threw their weight behind the strike.
“Duffers here,” the brothers started. “Writing doesn’t cease when filming begins. While we’re excited to begin manufacturing with our superb solid and crew, it isn’t doable throughout this strike.
“We hope a fair deal is reached soon so we can all get back to work. Until then — over and out.” The pair signed off with the hashtag ‘WGA Strong’.
Duffers right here. Writing doesn’t cease when filming begins. While we’re excited to begin manufacturing with our superb solid and crew, it isn’t doable throughout this strike. We hope a good deal is reached quickly so we are able to all get again to work. Until then — over and out. #wgastrong
— stranger writers (@strangerwriters) May 6, 2023
Thousands of TV and movie writers within the Writers Guild of America (WGA) are presently staging a walk-out after main studios failed to supply an enough pay deal.
WGA writers have headed out on picket strains in California and New York within the largest strike of its variety in additional than 15 years.
Affected programmes embody Saturday Night Live and late-night discuss exhibits offered by Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert. Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers are set to personally pay their workers salaries for the third week of the strike.
Elsewhere, Marvel Studios has paused manufacturing once more on the upcoming reboot of Blade as a result of strike.
The new delay comes after the movie – set to star Mahershala Ali – was paused late final 12 months following the departure of director Bassim Tariq, with filming scheduled to begin in Atlanta in November.