Optimism emerges among Hollywood writers over talks with studios

FILE PHOTO: Striking Writers Guild of America (WGA) members walk the picket line in front of Netflix offices in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After three months of walking the picket lines, striking Hollywood writers expressed optimism on Wednesday about the reopening of contract talks with major studios and the possibility they could be back at work in weeks.

Details of the latest proposal from the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), the trade group representing Walt Disney, Netflix and other major studios and streamers, remain shrouded in secrecy. Still, members of the Writers Guild of America see reason for hope.