Village Roadshow Accused of Late Payments As Writers Guild Readies Stop-Work Order – Hollywood Reporter

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The ‘Matrix Resurrections’ and ‘Joker’ producer recently laid off staff as the company explored strategic options.
By Katie Kilkenny
Labor & Media Reporter
The Writers Guild of America is on the verge of ordering its writers not to work with Village Roadshow, claiming the firm is behind on paying its writers.
“I can confirm that they’re late on paying their writers and a stop-work order is imminent,” a WGA spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter. A representative for Village Roadshow, the once-prolific shingle behind the Ocean’s movies, Mad Max: Fury Road and The Lego Movie, declined comment. Variety first reported the WGA’s potential move.
Amid the ongoing Hollywood contraction Village Roadshow has been trimming costs, a few months ago conducting a round of layoffs affecting business affairs, administration and film and television roles. At the time, the company was considering strategic options including taking on more investors. Since 2017, a controlling interest of Village Roadshow has been owned by Vine Alternative Investments.

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