Happy Sunday, my dear strangers!
This is Mrs. Strange, and on today’s episode for Stranger Universe, I will go over the
unfortunate announcement that Stranger Things 5 will not start filming because of the writer’s strike!
It really sucks to say this, but we will now have to wait longer for the fifth and final
season of Stranger Things.
Two weeks ago, I talked about the writers strike potentially happening across Hollywood
and having consequences to multiple projects set to start filming soon.
Well, TV programming has officially been disrupted since the Writers Guild of America officially
went on strike on May 2 after talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television
Producers broke down despite months of negotiation.
After nearly a whole week of no response, the Duffer Brothers finally responded.
Faced with the prospect of filming without writers on set, the Duffers have opted to
postpone the production of Stranger Things season 5.
As you can see here, the directors, writers, and co-creators of the popular Netflix show
took it to Twitter to announce the news via their personal account “the Stranger Writers,”
which is where they have made other sort of news regarding season 5.
The message says,
“Duffers here.
Writing does not stop when filming begins.
While we're excited to start production with our amazing cast and crew, it is not possible
during this strike.
We hope a fair deal is reached soon so we can all get back to work.
Until then, over and out.”
I know this will get a ton of people mad, but to be frank, this goes way beyond Stranger
Things 5.
Stemming from the guild's concerns about streaming residuals, A.I.
being used to replace their jobs and wanting requirements for more specific terms in contracts
to prevent being shorted on pay, the WGA declared strike last Tuesday.
Picketing swiftly began outside a number of major film studios in Los Angeles and New
York City, including MGM, Disney, Paramount, and HBO, among others, with many top creators
sharing their support online.
Understandably, a number of shows have found themselves delayed or shut down entirely due
to the writer's strike, some of which include every late night talk show, Abbott Elementary
season 3, Evil season 4, and Big Mouth season 8.
The effects have even been felt on the movie side of the industry, with Marvel’s Blade
reboot put on pause just prior to its filming start along with Community: The Movie.
Another iconic 80s nostalgia show from Netflix, Cobra Kai, was also put on hold for its sixth
and final season, although there are numerous reports stating that production has gone ahead
and started filming.
As for Stranger Things 5, it seems like we will have to wait several more months until
writers in Hollywood can get a fair share of compensation.
That is, after all, the main reason why this entire writers strike is happening in the
first place.
I know we will wait a bit long for season 5, but this will be the last time that we
will see this iconic cast of characters.
Who knows how long the wait will be, but I hope they take all the time they need.
It’s worth noting that some of the show’s best scenes were improvised and written long
after the scripts were finished.
A major example of this is Will and Jonathan’s scene at the pizza place in Stranger Things
4.
The current writers strike won’t let the Duffers and any of the writers polish the
scripts for Stranger Things 5, so this may be a blessing in disguise.
Here’s hoping that everything gets solved soon.
Overall, very worrisome times.
And that is all that we have for today!
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