guys...
the MS post is the first I've heard of this situation, AND I have no insight into, or information about the situation... I'm not and never have been involved in the ATK movies or the acquisition of Kickass or any content production for Kickass, so I'm not able to comment on any of this.
my personal opinion is freelance content production will move 'in house' within the next few years, for the most part, to lower production cost. my personal experience with Kim and ATK, is there have been times when the invoices dragged and other times that invoices are promptly paid.
as an independent producer since 2000 I can certainly understand the financial pressure this causes and hope that the issue can be resolved quickly to everyone's benefit.
