“I have a bad feeling”. George RR Martin reveals that his contract with HBO has been suspended and explains the situation of ‘The House of the Dragon’ in the midst of a strike by actors and writers

That Hollywood is going through one of its worst crises in decades —with the permission of the pandemic—, more than a lapidary phrase with sensational overtones, it is a reality. The functioning of the current American industry is in a potential process of changeand the strikes by the actors and screenwriters unions seem to be the main engine of this paradigm shift.

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George RR Martin, author of the literary saga ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’adapted to the small screen in ‘Game of Thrones’ and in the prequel ‘The House of the Dragon’, has given its two cents on the WGA strike, which it qualifies as “the most important of his life”. has been in the last entry of his blogin which he talks about the situation like this.

“No one can be sure how we’ll continue from here, but I have a bad feeling this strike is going to be long and bitter. It could turn out to be as bad as the infamous strike of 1985, though I hope not. These strikes aren’t really about famous writers, producers, or showrunners, most of whom are fine; we’re striking for the entry-level writers, the story editors, the students hoping to break through, the actor who has four lines, the guy in his first team project and dreams of creating his own show one day, like I did in the ’80s.”

Martin has explained that his agreement with HBO was suspended on June 1but has recognized that it has “a lot to do”. Besides, has shed some light on the second season of ‘The House of the Dragon’which has managed to dodge the effects of active strikes.

“All the scripts were finished months before the WGA strike started. Nothing has been written since, that I know of. [La serie] it’s mostly shot in London (and a bit in Wales, Spain and various other places), so filming has continued. The actors are members of the British union Equity, not SAG-AFTRA, and while Equity strongly supports their American colleagues (they have a big rally planned to show that support), British law prohibits them from going on a sympathy strike. If they leave, they have no protection against being fired for breach of contract, or even sued.”

On the other hand, the writer assures to continue working on ‘Winds of winter’ “almost every day. Writing, rewriting, editing, and writing more. Constantly progressing. Not as fast as I’d like…certainly not as fast as YOU would like…but progress nonetheless”. Between the novel and the play ‘The Iron Throne’whose scripts “they are progressing well” According to the author, it is clear that good old George is too busy.

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