SPECIAL INTERVIEW: The WGA Prepares to Strike (w/ Colby Day)

Tonight at midnight, all union contracts governing how screenplays are written and paid for will expire unless a deal is reached between Hollywood and the Writers Guild of America. To find out what's been happening and what the implications of a writers' strike would be on the entertainment industry, Josh sat down and talked with WGA screenwriter Colby Day, whose upcoming film Spaceman, starring Adam Sandler, Carey Mulligan, and Paul Dano, is scheduled to be released by Netflix this fall. Follow the WGA on social media: WGA West on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook  WGA East on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook 

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