The Writers Guild of America West takes a position against Lala Kentex-fiancé Randall Emmett And his new film with Martin Scorsese.
“Emmett, the founder of Convergence, has been on the WGA strike list since 2020,” wrote the subsidiary of the West Coast of the Union via x Wednesday April 16. “Two companies he founded and co -owners have not paid more than $ 700,000 in compensation, in P&H contributions and due to WGA editors.”
The message included a link to a Los Angeles Times Article which reported on Wednesday that the WGA had sent an email prohibiting its members from working on White wallwho is produced by Emmett, 54, and Scorsese, 82.
“Emmett has a long history of refusal to honor the obligations to the writers and the guild has filed numerous arbitrating complaints against companies belonging to Emmett in the last decade,” the email said, according to the point of sale, adding that the guild prohibits the “unfair list”. “”
A series of controversies. Randall Emmett has produced successful films, including the Irishman, but it is his personal life and his allegations of professional misconduct that have often made the headlines. “I thank God and my father daily that I never married him. […]
WGA Presented of accused Emmett not paying more than $ 700,000 in contributions to pension and health and four writers who worked on the TV series 2020 Pump. The Emmett company would have received an order from the court forcing that it made these payments.
Emmett responded to the WGA position on White wall in a declaration at Time.
Randall Emmett
Jon Kopaloff / FilmMagic“We are fully funding this film and we intend to settle this dispute in the coming weeks,” the statement said. “Our representatives will contact the writers guild so that we can put this question six years ago behind us.”
US Weekly contacted WGA, scorse and Emmett to comment.
Deadline reported last month that Scorsese and Emmett would produce White wall alongside Entertainment Convergence. The film is an adaptation of a book by Jennifer Woodliefwhich is based on a historical documentary by Jared Drake And Steven.
White wall Tells the tragedy of an avalanche that buried the Alpine Meadows ski resort outside Lake Tahoe, California, in 1982. The natural disaster trapped eight people, killing seven. The story is told from the point of view of the only survivor, Anna ConradAnd the first speakers who were involved in the strong research and rescue mission.
“Jared and Steven designed an extraordinary documentary,” Emmett said about the project at the point of sale. “This film with Jennifer’s phenomenal book which lived in a living way this incredible tragedy had a powerful impact on me. I was struck not only by the immense scale of events, but by the deeply personal and emotional weight carried by those who lived it.”
