"Entertainment Industry Braces for Prolonged Writers Strike and Potential Actor Involvement"

Hollywood studios are reportedly planning to let the writers' strike bleed out until late October, even if SAG-AFTRA goes on strike this week. The studios aim to grind down the Writers Guild by allowing writers to run out of money after five months on the picket lines. The strategy is seen as a game-changer for Hollywood, with studios determined to "break the WGA" and dictate the terms of any possible deal. The severe approach stems from the guild's successful battle with agencies in 2021, and the studios hope to avoid future strikes by not giving in to the writers. Negotiations with the Directors Guild have already proved successful, and the studios hope to get actors back to the negotiating table soon.