Movie stars could be on picket lines in fight over the future of Hollywood
Jul 14, 2023
Some of the nation’s top movie stars could be on the picket lines when striking screen actors protest alongside writers on the first full day of a walkout that has become Hollywood’s biggest labor fight in decades
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Some of the nation's top movie stars could be on the picket lines Friday when
striking screen actors
protest alongside writers on the first full day of a walkout that has become Hollywood's biggest labor fight in decades.The picketing comes a day after the main actors’ union voted to join
screenwriters
in a double-barreled strike for the first time in more than six decades. The dispute immediately shut down production across the entertainment industry after talks for a new contract with studios and streaming services broke down.The famous faces of
Oscar
andEmmy
winners will likely be seen with some regularity on picket lines in New York and Los Angeles, adding star power to the demonstrations outside studios and corporate offices.In recent weeks, many actors made a show of solidarity with writers, who walked out in May. Now 65,000 members of the actors' union will formally join them on strike.
The two guilds have similar issues with studios and streaming services. They are concerned about contracts keeping up with inflation and about
residual payments
, which compensate creators and actors for use of their material beyond the original airing, such as in reruns or on streaming services. The unions also want to put up guardrails against the use of artificial intelligence mimicking their work on film and television.Fran Drescher, president of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, delivered a fiery rebuke of studios and streaming services when announcing union leaders' unanimous vote to strike Thursday.
“We are being victimized by a very greedy entity,” said Drescher, former star of “The Nanny.” “I am shocked by the way the people that we have been in business with are treating us. I cannot believe it, quite frankly, how far apart we are on so many things. How they plead poverty, that they’re losing money left and right when giving hundreds of millions of dollars to their CEOs.”
No talks are planned, and no end is in sight for the work stoppage. It is the first time both guilds have walked off sets since 1960, when then-actor Ronald Reagan was SAG’s leader.
The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents employers including Disney, Netflix, Amazon and others, has lamented the walkout, saying it will hurt thousands of workers in industries that support film and television production.
The actors' strike will affect more than filming. Stars will no longer be allowed to promote their work through red carpet premieres or personal appearances. They cannot campaign for Emmy awards or take part in auditions or rehearsals.
While international shoots technically can continue, the stoppage among U.S.-based writers and performers is likely to have a drag on those, too.
The writers' strike immediately shut down late-night talk shows and “Saturday Night Live,” as well as several scripted shows that have either had their writers’ rooms
or production paused
, including “Stranger Things” on Netflix, “Hacks” on Max and “Family Guy” on Fox. Many more are sure to follow them now that performers also have been pulled.___
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