David Lowery’s ‘Mother Mary’ and Rebel Wilson Comedy ‘Bride Hard’ Among Films Granted SAG-AFTRA Waivers
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Hollywood’s historic double strike has shut down the vast majority of productions across the country but not all of them.
On Tuesday, SAG-AFTRA approved certain productions that aren’t affiliated with any of the struck studios or streamers to keep filming. The list includes David Lowery’s Mother Mary and Rebel Wilson comedy Bride Hard.
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Independent productions not affiliated with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers members can apply for waivers from SAG-AFTRA to continue production, the union stated. The waivers mostly apply to independent projects, though Biblical project The Chosen was granted one to finish filming its fourth season even though Lionsgate has distribution rights. Members can work on these shoots without being in violation of the strike order.
To be granted a waiver, a production must sign an interim agreement that “would largely be conformed to the AMPTP agreement on a going-forward basis once the membership ratifies successor agreements,” according to SAG-AFTRA. The union started accepted applications on Friday, with the first waivers distributed the next day.
In addition to independent productions with interim agreements, actors can continue working on short films with a budget of under $50,000, live-action “micro-budget” productions under $20,000, independent new-media productions with episodic budgets under $50,000 and student films. Work on commercials and audio content, including audiobooks, video games and independent podcasts, are also allowed.
Movies shut down by the actors strike include Marvel’s Deadpool 3, Ridley Scott’s Gladiator sequel and Tom Cruise’s eighth Mission: Impossible movie.
The full list of productions granted waivers is below:
Aguadilla, Abla Films LLC
Anniversary, Anniversary US Productions, LLC
Armadilla, Armadilla LLC
Beneath the Grass, Beneath the Grass Film LLC
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (23/24), X Factor S2 LLC
Beyond The Walls, Beyond The Walls Film LLC
Bob Trevino Likes It, Chosen Family, LLC
Bride Hard, Bride Hard Films LLC
The Cafone, Suburbanite Productions, LLC
The Chosen, The Chosen Texas, LLC
Death Of A Unicorne, Monoceros Media LLC
Desert, Capes and Fog LLC
Dream Devil, Outhouse Production Films LLC
Dust Bunny, Dust Bunny Productions, LLC
Exhibiting Forgiveness, Exhibiting Forgiveness, Inc.
F-PLUS, SWEN STUDIOS, INC.
Flight Risk, Flight Risk Productions, Inc.
Ganymede, Ganymede Film, LLC
Greatest Ever, THE GREATEST EVER LLC
Ick, ICK Productions, LLC
Just Breathe, Rockwood Champ LLC
King Ivory. Magic Mark, LLC
Mother Mary, Got a Little Sloppy LLC
Mourning Rock, ZNZ Project LLC
Osiris, It Hunts LLC
Paradise And Lunch, PL Film LLC
Queen Of The Ring, Ring Productions LLC
The Ritual, Rituality, LLC
Rivals of Amziah King, Sad Abe’s Inc.
Sell Out, The Benny Dink Movie LLC
Short Game, Green Jacket Productions LLC
Sod And Stubble. Sod and Stubble LLC
Sound, Sound Film, LLC
The killer’s game, TKG PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
Tower, TheTowerFilm LLC
Transamazonia, Cinema DeFacto
Week End Escape Project, Grive Productions SARL
Weekend Escape, Sean OByrne
Yellow Tie, Oblique Media SRL
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