What’s the story on the looming SAG strike?

Coverage of this potential industry-paralyzing event seems miniscule when compared to the Writers Guild strike from earlier this year. Following a report that Ridley Scott’s planned Robin Hood feature has been delayed by what Universal reps call the “cloud of the SAG strike,” Variety today files news on the standstill.

Here are the juciest bits:
“SAG is keeping up the heat on the majors over its dissatisfaction with the final offer on the feature-primetime deal — and the congloms keep hitting back.”

“The growing consensus (appears to be) that the guild and the majors are nowhere near closing a deal despite having held more than 40 negotiating sessions since mid-April.”

“SAG hasn’t scheduled a strike authorization and probably won’t due to the difficulty of obtaining 75% approval among those voting. Still, the uncertainty over a SAG strike has brought major studio feature activity to a near-halt for now. TV production remains unaffected as SAG members work under the terms of the deal that expired June 30.”

“With no resolution in sight for the rest of the summer, both sides have settled in for a PR battle.”

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