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SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP are again on the desk right this moment for extra talks to resolve the actors strike that has been occurring for over 100 days.
Duncan Crabtree-Eire, chief negotiator on the union, instructed Deadline that he was “cautiously optimistic” about talks with the studios.
Crabtree-Eire made a rapid cease to Paramount the place the union was internet hosting the Hip Hop Alliance and its co-founder Kurtis Blow earlier than heading again over to the guild’s Wilshire Boulevard places of work for talks with the likes of Carol Lombardini, Disney’s Bob Iger, NBCU’s Donna Langley, Netflix’s Ted Sarandos and Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav.
“We’re having continued negotiations right this moment and we’re 100% targeted on making a good deal on the desk. That’s the place it’s going. That’s what it’s all about. I’m cautiously optimistic that may occur. I don’t actually need to characterize what’s occurring within the room however we’re actually targeted on simply staying ready and targeted on getting the negotiations achieved,” he instructed Deadline.
“There’s lots of people on the market who’ve rumors going round and whisper campaigns and issues like that. We’re not taking note of that, we’re targeted on the negotiations and actually desperate to see us attain a deal as quickly as doable,” he added.
It comes as talks scheduled for Wednesday didn’t occur in any case, though that was extra on account of SAG-AFTRA wanting extra time to look over the most recent proposals from the AMPTP to have the ability to contemplate it, run the numbers and are available again to the studios with their ideas.
“This occurs on a regular basis in these sorts of negotiations. Reveals individuals are severe, and that’s an excellent factor,” one supply instructed Deadline.