Members
Dear Member:
Convergence Entertainment Group, LLC (“Convergence”) and Randall Emmett have recently announced their joint production of a theatrical motion picture titled Wall of White.
Please be advised that Emmett, the founder and managing member of Convergence, has been on the WGA Strike/Unfair List since 2020. Further, Convergence is not signatory to the MBA.
The Guild’s working rules prohibit members from working for or selling literary material to companies or individuals who are on the Strike/Unfair List, or who are not signed to the current MBA.
Emmett has a long history of refusing to honor obligations to writers and the Guild has filed numerous arbitration claims against companies owned by Emmett over the last decade.
Emmett was placed on the Strike/Unfair List in 2020 because two companies that he founded and co-owned, Emmett Furla Oasis Films, LLC and Pumped, LLC, failed to pay over $700,000 in compensation, pension & health contributions and interest due to four writers on the television series Pump pursuant to a court judgment.
Further, Convergence guaranteed the MBA obligations of another company that is signatory to the 2023 MBA, Fifty Feet Movie, LLC (“Fifty Feet”). On August 14, 2024, the Guild advised members that Fifty Feet was placed on the Strike/Unfair List for failing to post a surety bond under Article 42 of the MBA. The Guild demanded a surety bond from Fifty Feet after determining that it was not financially responsible and was unlikely to meet its MBA obligations in connection with several theatrical motion picture projects, including Cash Out, Alarum, and Epiphany. Emmett produced all three pictures and directed Cash Out under the pseudonym “Ives.”
If you are currently providing writing services on any of the projects listed above, including Wall of White, or if you have been approached by Emmett or Convergence about any writing assignment, please contact the Legal Services Department at 323-782-4521.