Sony's "Angels & Demons" the sequel to the "Da Vinci Code" is being held up by the screenwriter's strike.
Sony Pictures Entertainment says the big-budget flick will be delayed.
Production of the movie has been postponed because of the strike, now in its third week.
"While the filmmakers and the studio feel the screenplay is very strong, we do not believe it is the fully-realized production draft required of this ambitious project," the studio said in a statement.
The original release date of December 2008 has been moved to May 2009.
Let's see 05/09 minus 12/08 is about three weeks. It makes sense.
Akiva Goldsman is the screenwriter working on Dan Brown's book. However, he can't go back to work until the union calls off its strike.
Sony has began moving up production of certain projects to make up for the hole created by the non-working screenwriters.
At issue - how the writeres will be compensated for material passed around for free on the Internet and via other new media.
Yeah, the movie makers would like to know how they are going to be paid, too.
Are you a union person?
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