Puck’s Matthew Belloni just tweeted out that the studios will be giving their "best and final" offer tonight at the negotiating table. That’s the same message they sent out right before the final WGA meeting, which soon after resulted in a deal. Talks could go well into Sunday, but my best guess is that the strike ends this weekend — otherwise, if they are still at a standstill, then talks will have to be delayed until January 2024.
For months, people close to CEO David Ellison had hinted that he would leave if state AGs didn't drop their antitrust suit against the $111 billion Warner Bros. Discovery merger.