http://www.variety.com/VR1117979228.html

DGA reaches tentative deal with AMPTP

By DAVE MCNARY

The DGA’s reached a tentative deal with the AMPTP, following six days of negotiations.

The pact was announced early Thursday afternoon amid widespread expectations that the helmers would reach an agreement with the majors.

The DGA deal amps up the pressure from all sides on the leadership of the Writers Guild of America, which has been out on strike since Nov. 5. Its last negotiations with the AMPTP collapsed on Dec. 7 with the congloms demanding that the guild drop six of its proposals.

The town’s focus will immediately shift to whether the terms of the DGA deal will be acceptable to the WGA. A group of moderate writers have been pushing in recent days for the leaders not to reject the DGA deal out of hand.

Optimists believe that the DGA deal will be enough of a breakthrough on new-media questions to pave the way for a WGA pact.

Unfortunately, I think the directors are much more respected by the Hollywood elite, studios, and networks much more than the writer's are.

There's a certain chain that follows: 1. Hollywood Executives, 2. Producers, 3. Directors. and 4. Writers...

The writer's will always be considered the bottom of the barrel, which is why the writer's strike won't be resolved anytime soon IMO.

So what does this mean? The directors can't direct anything if no one is writing the material needed to be directed

Movie production hasn't stopped. There's still plenty of movie scripts that won't run out anytime soon.

Basically, the WGA will never get a better deal than the DGA. So, this puts considerable pressure on the WGA to accept whatever DGA has gotten, and end the strike.

Well, that's some good news. At least there won't be another strike going on. There's still a bigger problem...

Movie production hasn't stopped. There's still plenty of movie scripts that won't run out anytime soon.

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United Artists and The Weinstein Company have also made independent deals with the WGA so their movies will still be produced. And since UA is run by Tom Cruise who is also a member of SAG, a deal between SAG and UA will happen, too. So any UA films won't be affected. I am sure TWC will be able to strike an independent deal with SAG, too.

So does this mean that the strike is in it's last phase now?

So does this mean that the strike is in it's last phase now?

I hope so. Its time for this strike to end.

So does this mean that the strike is in it's last phase now?

I don't think so. It may be a good sign, but to my knowledge there hasn't been any talks or discussions yet.

Probably an UO, but I'm so over this strike, it needs to end like yesterday...

I don't think so. It may be a good sign, but to my knowledge there hasn't been any talks or discussions yet.

Basically, the writers are screwing themselves by the day........

If the SAG gets an early deal done too.... LOL the WGA just made as well pack it in and cave. I am fully expecting them too.