The BIG meeting tomorrow

SAG and the AMPTP are going to meet tomorrow…but don’t expect anything to come of it industry experts say.

“I’m not terribly optimistic,” said Jonathan Handel, an entertainment lawyer who has represented the Writer’s Guild of America and is not part of the current talks. “The union is probably somewhat wary of moving in the direction of a strike, but I think that’s what they’re going to do.”

When asked about a possible awards show boycott, AMPTP lap-dog Scott Witlin, an entertainment lawyer who has represented television networks in the past, said “an awards show boycott or a strike could divide the union. I think that they would be in very dangerous territory if they tried to take on the Golden Globes. Aside from that they would run a big risk of ripping their union further apart.”

Thanks Scott. Your check from the AMPTP is in the mail.