Andor said creator Tony Gilroy Hollywood Reporter He no longer performs any of his non-clerical duties Andor, the Disney + Star Wars show he created and directs. In a statement, Gilroy responded to criticism he received from a fellow Writers Guild member for performing such services during the WGA strike against the Motion Picture and Television Producers Alliance, which represents the studios and banners.
criticism of the Andor Creator and Executive Producer came next mentioned On friday that gilroy, who scripts for the second season of star Wars The series has been completed, and continues to contribute to the production of services including tasks related to music and prequels. Gilroy says he was not present at the parade site and has not been since the strike began on May 2.
“I stopped everyone Writing and work-related writing Andor Before midnight, May 1. After being briefed on the show meeting on Saturday, I informed Chris Keizer at the WGA on Sunday morning that I would also be stopping by everyone Gilroy said in a statement Hollywood Reporter. When reached by phone late Tuesday, Keyser — the co-chair of the WGA’s negotiating committee — confirmed his conversation with Gilroy. Lucasfilm who produces AndorHe declined to comment.
Writer Abdullah Said, whose credits include creating the Onyx comedy collective Daily Boys For Hulu, Gilroy singled out a mail on his Instagram on May 8. This is scabbing. There’s no way a writer/producer can “finish” the writing and just start producing. And if the scripts are really complete, let’s see them. If there’s one word different in the final product, fire Tony Gilroy from the WGA. Anyone can The biggest writers in Hollywood stand with his union and shut down production on his hit show, thus forcing a major studio to think WGA’s demands even harder.Instead, he chose to be SCAB!We all want Andor s2, but not at the expense of fairness to the writers. #retweet”
on Friday afternoon, THR It reported that studios including Disney had sent letters to bidders asking them to continue their contractually binding non-writing services amid the strike. The WGA called the studios’ request “union-busting tactics” and said that such favors as time cuts, small changes to dialogue or narration before or during production and “changes in artistic directions or on stage” — none of which Gilroy was performing, he says — are Duties that union members are prohibited from performing during a strike.
The next day, during a WGA meeting with the exhibitors, many talked about the challenges that come with trying to separate writing and production. Shawn Ryan (Night agent, SWAT), for example, shared a story about his decision to walk away from producing services during the 2007-2008 WGA strike because he presented a “never-ending series of moral dilemmas that could never be resolved before declaring that it was cleaner to take a step away from production” according to one member in attendance. .
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