Oscar-nominated screenwriter Phyllis Nagy is challenging Writers Guild of America West’s incumbent president David Goodman, citing his handling of the bitter stalemate between the WGA and Hollywood agents.
Nagy announced her candidacy online Monday night, a day before the deadline for filing. She made the announcement in a private online group as part of Writers for Negotiation, which has been voicing concerns about the lack of progress in the standoff.
She’s the second presidential candidate to oppose Goodman, who has become the WGA’s public voice during the dispute for more than a year. Veteran writer William Schmidt (“Yellowstone”) announced in early July that he was running against Goodman due to a lack of confidence in Goodman’s abilities.
Goodman announced on June 20 that the guild had called off negotiations with the Association of Talent Agents in favor of pursuing individual talks with nine top agencies as it...
Nagy announced her candidacy online Monday night, a day before the deadline for filing. She made the announcement in a private online group as part of Writers for Negotiation, which has been voicing concerns about the lack of progress in the standoff.
She’s the second presidential candidate to oppose Goodman, who has become the WGA’s public voice during the dispute for more than a year. Veteran writer William Schmidt (“Yellowstone”) announced in early July that he was running against Goodman due to a lack of confidence in Goodman’s abilities.
Goodman announced on June 20 that the guild had called off negotiations with the Association of Talent Agents in favor of pursuing individual talks with nine top agencies as it...
- 7/23/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
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