Hollywood actors announced that they will join the ongoing strike by screenwriters, leading to the biggest shutdown in more than 60 years
Writers Guild of America who have been protesting against major studios for a fairer split of profits and better working conditions will be joined by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), according to media reports.
Hollywood actors announced that they will join the ongoing strike by screenwriters, leading to the biggest shutdown in more than 60 years.
American Federation of Television and Radio Actors (AFTRA) will also be reportedly joining the 11,000 writers who are protesting after talks with producers fell through.
Disney CEO Bob Iger, while attending a television talk show, gave his two cents about the ongoing strike and the SAG-AFTRA’s decision to join in. “It’s very disturbing to me. We’ve talked about disruptive forces on this business and all the challenges we’re facing, the recovery from COVID which is ongoing, it’s not completely back. This is the worst time in the world to add to that disruption,” he said.
“I understand any labor organization’s desire to work on behalf of its members to get the most compensation and be compensated fairly based on the value that they deliver. We managed, as an industry, to negotiate a very good deal with the directors guild that reflects the value that the directors contribute to this great business. We wanted to do the same thing with the writers, and we’d like to do the same thing with the actors. There’s a level of expectation that they have, that is just not realistic. And they are adding to the set of the challenges that this business is already facing that is, quite frankly, very disruptive,” he added.
Oppenheimer stars Cillian Murphy, Matt Damon and Emily Blunt reportedly left the premiere of the Christopher Nolan film in London on Thursday night as the strike was declared.
The writers and actors will be picketing against major studios like Netflix, Apple, Paramount, Warner Bros and Disney as part of the strike.
