Will overseas productions be affected? What the Hollywood ‘double strike’ means

Hollywood’s actors and writers will join forces on the picket line from Friday, July 14, after studios failed to reach a deal this week with the Screen Actors Guild. | AP

Hollywood’s A-list, from Tom Cruise to Angelina Jolie to Johnny Depp, are card-carrying union members.

But without actors, the only US-based productions that can continue are a handful of soap operas—which have a different contract—and reality and game shows. “When SAG-AFTRA actors are working on the movie being shot in Europe, or Australia, or Asia, or wherever, they will have to stop work,” said Handel.

“This is going to drag on, and is not easily resolved, because both sides view this as existential,” he said.What is the economic impact?

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