See the full list of signatories and the letter below.
The reward for being the ground-floor catalysts?
Since everyone else is covered by the union protections, producers are the only ones placed in that position.
(L-R) Cathy Schulman, Jason Blum, Dede Gardner and Todd GarnerGetty Images / Arturo Holmes / Dimitrios Kambouris / Jon Kopaloff / Jemal Countess
But more often than not, producing is a very speculative living.
Producers have a tendency to say, Woe is me.
I live on my own island, and Im miserable,' she said.
Garner said the petition is part of an attempt to clarify who producers are and what they do.
Our profession is being devalued due to the ambiguous definition of our role, Garner told Deadline.
Correcting this devaluation and restoring the esteemed reputation of our profession is a complex and ongoing challenge.
Producers are people, Ray told Deadline.
The alliance is an ill-fitting group of companies, and Ive never felt that they were producers.
Why are we giving them that identification?
Essential elements of our ecosystem, but not producers.
That didnt happen for the majority of producers, who lost the studio safety net.
Simple things that other unions have been able to achieve … we dont have yet.
Said Lewis: We should not work for free.
That is not right.
It should be illegal.
Thats a basic understanding that we want to start with.
Its not so much about the credits, although its frustrating, Schulman said.
Schulman believes producers are owed the same basic consideration.
How are they supposed to support themselves between movies being greenlit?
And how do they get trained when all of our overhead deals have been dropped?
Whether or not the group called The Producers Union is the right path is unknown, Schulman said.
And when I say a hearts and minds campaign, [I mean] changing hearts and minds.
You really believe thats fair?'
To read the producers letter to Lombardini, which includes the list of petition signatories, click below.
