August 30, 2021
You have a brilliant idea for a movie you want to direct and think to yourself, “I know the perfect person to write the script!” You ask your...
Read MoreMay 5, 2020
The Writers Guild of America (“WGA”) handles force majeures even differently from the DGA and SAG. The WGA Minimum Basic Agreement does not...
Read MoreApril 30, 2020
The Screen Actors Guild (“SAG” or “SAG-AFTRA”) handles force majeure very differently in its Basic Agreements...
Read MoreApril 27, 2020
One specific issue that is arising with talent contracts is the interaction of force majeure clauses with pay-or-play deals. Individual guilds...
Read MoreApril 23, 2020
Just this week, Marvel cut short two showrunner contracts. While no overall deals have been suspended or terminated at other Disney controlled...
Read MoreApril 22, 2020
Motion picture distribution agreements are one such type of contract in which the force majeure clause could be implicated in light of the...
Read MoreNovember 6, 2019
When the lights dim and the movie begins, you typically don’t start with a close up on a location or of a leading actor. You invariably...
Read MoreOctober 29, 2019
What are the different rules for product placement on broadcast TV and radio, feature films and social media?
Read MoreJuly 8, 2019
Last week, we talked about how to submit your brilliant idea to a studio. But what do you do if someone steals that brilliant idea from you?
Read MoreJuly 1, 2019
You have a brilliant idea. You write your own original screenplay, you submit it to a studio, and it becomes the next big movie. Your name...
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