Writers Guild of America West prohibited members from working on the next disaster film “White wall“It is under producer Randall Emmett and Martin Scorsese.
Emmett has a story of wick with the Wga And is part of the WGA strike list of La Guilde since 2020. In addition, its convergence entertainment group banner is not a signatory to the minimum guild agreement, which covers the work of the writers.
According to the WGA, “Emmett has a long history of refusal to honor the obligations to the writers and the guild has filed numerous arbitrating complaints against companies belonging to Emmett in the last decade.”
The depth of Scorsese’s involvement in “Wall of White” is not clear. The film would be focused on the 1982 mortal avalanche which left seven dead in the Alpine Meadows ski resort outside Lake Tahoe in northern California.
The WGA maintains that Emmett had previously not paid more than $ 700,000 detained in contributions and interest in pension and health due to four writers who worked on the television series “Pump”, broadcast in 2020 on Urbanflix.com. According to the WGA, the Emmett company has received an order from the court forcing to make these payments.
WGA’s opinion also quotes problems that have emerged on productions that have crossed another Emmett entity, fifty feet. This company has made the strike / unfair in August 2024 due to the alleged failure of Emmett to publish a deposit in conjunction with the rules of WGA.
“The guild demanded a bond of fifty feet after determining that he was not financially responsible and that he was unlikely that he respects his MBA obligations in connection with several theatrical cinematographic projects, notably” cash out “,” Alarum “and” Epiphany “, said WGA. “Emmett produced the three images and made money under the pseudonym” Ives “. “”
The guild urged members to contact the Guild Legal Service “if you have been approached by Emmett or Convergence on any writing mission”.
Emmett could not be joined for a comment. The representatives of Scorsese did not immediately return the calls requesting comments.
(Photo: Randall Emmett and Martin Scorsese)