Sean Penn Won’t Return to Work Until Cast and Crew of Watergate Series ‘Gaslit’ Get COVID Vaccines

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Sean Penn has given an ultimatum on the set of the upcoming Starz Watergate series. Either the entire cast and crew receive COVID-19 vaccines, or he’s not returning to work.

”: either the entire cast and crew receive COVID-19 vaccines, or he’s not returning to work. Although NBCUniversal, “Gaslit’s” studio, imposed mandatory vaccines for “Zone A” cast and crew members , and provided an on-site vaccination clinic for those involved with the production, Penn is putting his foot down.

“Gaslit” focuses on the untold stories and forgotten characters of Watergate, from Nixon’s opportunistic subordinates, to the deranged zealots aiding and abetting their crimes, to the tragic whistleblowers who would eventually bring down the whole enterprise. Penn will play Attorney General John Mitchell, Nixon’s most trusted adviser and best friend at the time.

“Gaslit” is produced by UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, for Starz. Along with Robbie Pickering and Matt Ross, “Mr. Robot” creator Sam Esmail — via his overall deal with UCP — and Chad Hamilton serve as executive producers under their production banner Esmail Corp. Roberts will executive produce under her banner Red Om Films, along with co-executive producers Lisa Gillan and Marisa Yeres Gill.

Anonymous Content and Slate’s Gabriel Roth and Josh Levin also executive produce “Gaslit.” Leon Neyfakh, who created the podcast “Slow Burn,” consults on the project. “Slow Burn” has already been adapted into a“Gaslit” is written by Pickering, Amelia Gray, Alberto Roldán, Anayat Fakhraie, Uzoamaka Maduka and Sofya Levitsky-Weitz. Karen Bailey, executive VP of original programming at Starz, oversees “Gaslit” for the Lionsgate-owned network.

last February, following the dark comedy “The Resort” from Andy Siara, who wrote the Andy Samberg-Cristin Milioti breakout comedy “Palm Springs.”

 

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Ohhh shut up Sean Penn…what a bully he is

adria_dawn Good for him. He is right in doing this...

Bye

JAB BER WOCKY

This is the only time in my life I've been anti-vaccine.

guess he won't be returning to work anytime soon..

Good!!!

Great move every Production should follow, thank you! Next move Productions should take is to hire working class actors who have been vaccinated for months, desperate for work to keep their insurance. Spread the wealth.

Their saying the lambda covid doest work with vaccine, it’s only to Protect you from delta covid.

No nonsense clout

Good.

Good for him! Can I pull this at my work?

Either Sean shuts the F up or we won’t buy his films. That work ? Nazi tactics, Sean. Nazi tactics.

The kind of diva behavior I can get behind.

Then just recast him

Fuckin' guy rules!

THAT'S HIS RIGHT TO WORK AS A GOD GIVEN AMERICAN PATRIOT BRUDDER 🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺

This is how it should be for every job place.

Good

LabadieLePacte « Stay home... be a hero ! » 😂

Such BS. You really want people to believe he is only around 100% vaccinated people? He doesn't go out in public? Sports, concerts, H-wood parties, fundraisers, etc? I've had the polio/ TB/ hep vaccines and I'm not scared of EVER getting these. So why are Covid folks scared?

Cinephemeride Good. Enough ignorance

Bravo to Sean Penn. He’s using his privilege to protect the safety of his fellow cast and crew. If u have this level of power to compel change for the greater good, use it If you don’t want get vaxxed, you’ll miss out on a lot of things, including a job. Your body, your choice.

Bye... you are an an employee and not the employer. Find a new, better actor. There are plenty.

real moral compass this guy has, my hero...

What happened to my body my choice?

not his business...

Natural immunity better. Vaccine is failing after 6 months.

What about recovered covid?

Bummer. Now what will I do? seanpenndouchebag

This is the most heroic thing he has done since ordering pizza to Mr. Hand’s room.

,,,,, let him go Get any other out ofwork actor to take his stupid assed place Looks like he’s 90 years old

Why? Vaccines apparently don't work. The jelly head that calls himself the president is getting ready to mandate masks again including vaccinated.

Bye-bye!

Mf looks like he’s 75

Finger on the pulse of America! Holy hell, a Watergate series.

Why is anybody working with this guy again?

Good for you!

🧐

Imagine being a privileged millionaire actor, & deciding to force the dozens of common people working under you to make a choice that you decided for them or they will be fired (because he won't be.) Hollywood liberal privilege. Regular ppl not allowed to make their own choices

This should be the standard for all film sets. Full vaccination of everyone. If you don’t want to be vaccinated, find another project.

rkylesmith What a hero 🙄

“ he never worked again for the rest of his life, and they all lived happily forever after”

I hope every single actor does this. Tough love is needed.

WOW!!! Guessing SeanPenn is NOT friends with EricClapton

Wife beater gets tough with film minions.

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How dare he appear rational!

Please FIRE HIM

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