35 Million For Twilight Chuck's Cylon Guest SAG Strike Possible
Posted on 28. Sep, 2009 by katy in What’s Hot | Twitter: @ |
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I think everyone knew that the Twilight movie would do well, and now the numbers are in to prove it. Preliminary numbers are indicating that the tween vampire flick has earned $35 million already, poising it to be in the top 20 of movie openings. As that estimate is just for opening day, the weekend gross will no doubtedly be much higher.
Tricia Helfer, best known as the super sexy Six on Battlestar Galactica, will be joining the cast of Chuck for an upcoming episode. After the big bosses start worrying about how close Chuck has gotten to Sarah, they assign guest star Tricia Helfer, aka Special Agent Alex Forrest, to partner with Chuck instead. Is she a permanent replacement? No. Network sources assure me, “Yvonne is our star and not going anywhere.” Holler. According to Josh Schwartz: “Yvonne is amazing, and continues to do incredible work. But that doesn’t mean that life isn’t complicated for Sarah Walker…and Chuck Bartowski. There are real obstacles to the relationship between Chuck and Sarah. One, her feelings could compromise her ability to do her job and cost Chuck his life. And two, it’s a big no-no from the CIA and NSA to have an agent fall for one of its assets. Even the possibility could cost her her job. And though Helfer is slated for only one episode, Schwartz has indicated that he would love to have her back for more.
The Screen Actors Guild announced Saturday it plans to seek support from members to pursue a strike vote, after talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers failed again. In a statement, the union said it “will now launch a full-scale education campaign in support of a strike authorization referendum.” SAG called the producers back to the table in hopes of avoiding a repeat of the writers strike that shut down the TV industry for 100 days earlier this year and cost the Los Angeles area economy an estimated $2.5 billion. The actors and producers disagree over compensation concerning work reused or made for the Internet. AMPTP wants the union to follow new pacts already signed with the other major actors union, as well as the writers and directors. In a statement, the AMPTP said it “accepted the federal mediator’s invitation to meet with SAG in hopes of concluding our seventh major agreement of 2008.” After meeting Thursday and Friday, “the parties were unable to reach an agreement.” A strike is still far from happening. SAG needs more than 75 percent the guild’s membership to be approved, and the final decision to strike would lie with its national board.
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