premise: Talks between the two sides could unravel, of course, as they have more than once since Sony announced its plans to hire Mr. Guber and Mr. Peters.  But both sides appear to be more willing now to meet each other's terms to resolve the issue. And although Warner has said it wanted the producers to fulfill the terms of their contract, the producers said in sworn court declarations that they didn't believe the relationship could be repaired after the acrimony of the legal battle.
hypothesis: the relationship could be repaired after the acrimony of the legal battle