EXCLUSIVE:Bob Igerfinally had hiswishcome true Wednesday.

Im elated, theDisneyCEO told Deadline tonight in his reaction to thedeal between SAG-AFTRA and the studios.

Im gonna be one of those people thats just cheering the return to production in this community.

Bob Iger

Bob Iger on the ‘Wish’ red carpet WednesdayAlberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney

Welcome back, the talent-friendly CEO concluded in a direct message to actors.

However, when renewed talks with the scribes started in August and later more successfully again in September.

Theyre an incredibly important part of The Walt Disney Company for obvious reasons.

Fran Drescher & Duncan Crabtree-Ireland of SAG-AFTRA

Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, Fran Drescher, Ted Sarandos, Bob Iger, David Zaslav & Donna LangleyGetty/Courtesy

And weve been hard at work.