The SAG-AFTRA contract expires at midnight on Wednesday night.
's Ted Sarandos and Warner Bros./Discovery's David Zaslav, took part in a conference call Monday night to discuss the possibility of summoning a federal mediator to help break the negotiations stalemate and avert a strike. It was unclear, however, if SAG- AFTRA would agree to such a move and again extend its existing contract.
Variety and Deadline both reported that the heads of Hollywood's major talent agencies — Ari Emanuel of WME, Bryan Lourd of CAA and UTA's Jeremy Zimmer — recently reached out to the SAG-AFTRA leadership to offer their help in finding a path to avoiding a strike. According to Deadline, SAG-AFTRA officials were receptive to Emanuel's offer for assistance, but it was unclear what form that might take.
The actors' union is focusing on many of the same issues that pushed the Writers Guild of America union to call a strike on May 2, including calls for revised residual formulas for streaming content and protections against the use of artificial intelligence in film and TV production.
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