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SAG-AFTRA has voted to strike following their present contract interval being up and negotiations for a future contract falling by way of. One of the exhibits that has now instantly stopped manufacturing is season 2 of The Sandman, which solely acquired underway with filming final month.
Since late June, manufacturing on The Sandman has been noticed going down all through quite a few areas within the United Kingdom.
The forged was not too long ago noticed in a graveyard for scenes in season 2, confirming the second main casting announcement for the brand new season within the type of Indya Moore.
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In current weeks, we’ve additionally revealed that casting was ongoing for Norse gods, together with Thor, Odin, Loki, King Auberon, and Queen Titania.
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— 💜Del🖤 SANDMAN STRIKE ACTION ERA🎈 (@deloftheendless) July 6, 2023
As we first reported earlier within the yr, The Sandman season 2 (or new episodes as Netflix formally calls the present’s future) can be filmed in two blocks. The first block would happen between June and October 2023, with taking pictures then returning in January 2024 and working by way of April.
When we posted about manufacturing starting, we did state that the WGA strikes would/have an adversarial response on manufacturing with no writers having the ability to be on website. With the SAG-AFTRA strike going into drive, the present can now not proceed because the Television AMPTP Agreement covers the present.
Posting on BlueSky (one of many many new Twitter clones which have popped up in current months and behind an invite-only wall), Niel Gaiman confirmed that manufacturing had ceased instantly.
Following the information of the strike coming into drive at midnight on July thirteenth, Gaiman posted:
“SAG-AFTRA strike is on. Sandman has stopped shooting completely, along with everything else that was squeaking by without writers. I hope that the AMPTP sees reason and gets back to the table with the actors and the writers. I have no reason at this point to think they will see reason.”
The Sandman joins a listing of dozens of exhibits and films now unable to maneuver ahead at their varied levels of manufacturing. High-profile titles presently in limbo embrace the likes of Stranger Things and Cobra Kai.
The shutdown gained’t embrace all exhibits which might be filmed within the United Kingdom. Variety reported that House of the Dragon can proceed attributable to native union guidelines.
For extra on what we learn about The Sandman season 2, try our information, and we’ll be conserving you posted when issues get again underway.