Matt Damon and Emily Blunt left the opening of their premiere “Oppenheimer” as actors prepared to join writers on strike.
| A historic double strike that will effectively shut down Hollywood was officially called and will begin on Friday , after a union representing nearly all TV and film actors failed to secure a new contract with major studios.who have been on picket lines since May, deepening the disruption of scores of shows and movies, and leaving Hollywood studios with their first dual work stoppage in 63 years.
The actors’ union announced on Thursday that the strike will begin at midnight after its national board voted unanimously to authorise the walkout. A deadline to reach a new contract expired on Wednesday.TV show and the president of SAG-AFTRA, called the studios’ responses to actors’ concerns “insulting and disrespectful”.
SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher speaks during a press conference announcing the strike in Los Angeles.Jane Fonda, Susan Sarandon, Rob Lowe and Mark Ruffalo are among the stars who have already walked picket lines supporting the writers. Other unions, including IATSE, which represents some 168,000 stagehands and other entertainment industry workers, have put out statements backing the actors as well.
“Rather than continuing to negotiate, SAG-AFTRA has put us on a course that will deepen the financial hardship for thousands who depend on the industry for their livelihoods,” the AMPTP said.The strike by roughly 11,500 writers has sent late-night television talk shows into endless reruns, disrupted most production for the northern autumn TV season and halted work on big-budget movies.
Actors say the rise of the streaming era has made it harder to earn their livelihoods, especially for the many thousands of SAG-AFTRA members who are not household names.
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