It’s been 111 days since Hollywood writers put down their pens and 38 days since actors joined them, both guilds striking in the hopes of building a fairer industry for today and the many days ahead. While there have been recent signs of potential progress (especially for writers with the WGA set for another vital meeting this week), the situation remains without any clear endpoint and as the days pile up, so does the wreckage.
Major movie productions, from Gladiator 2 to Deadpool 3, have been forced into a pause, with mounting costs for studios and a loss of income for those working on them. Much-anticipated new films, from the Zendaya-led drama Challengers to the Marvel adventure Kraven the Hunter, were pushed off their 2023 release dates into the new year. New seasons of TV shows, such as Amazon’s queer spin on A League of Their Own, were cancelled, while plans for others, such as Apple’s $188m take on Metropolis, were binned entirely.
