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SAG-AFTRA announced yesterday it would be taking strike action with the move having an immediate impact on the film industry as actors/actresses including Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt and Matt Damon walked out of the London Premiere of Oppenheimer.
The writer’s strikes, which have already been going on for over a month, have also been having an impact on the film, television and streaming industry leaving the development of shows like Stranger Things in limbo.
A SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical/Streaming Strike has been ordered effective July 14, at 12:01 a.m. Additional details are forthcoming. The Strike Order can be found here: https://t.co/NFBM7lLGTs pic.twitter.com/SGjmR0BPeu
— SAG-AFTRA (@sagaftra) July 13, 2023
Why are Hollywood actors on strike?
Recent negotiations between The Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) about pay and increased safeguarding around AI rights have broken down.
SAG-AFTRA said “(We) negotiated in good faith with the AMPTP.
“We said we need a modern contract that addresses modern issues.
“They countered with business as usual: Income Erosion. AI Exploitation. Abusive self-tape demands.
“Our careers as performers are now in jeopardy. This is why we’re striking.”
“I urge us striking at the same time as the writers to change the awful inequity of money and power in film and television. I remember when we went on strike in 1960, the only time writers and actors struck at the same time. That strike got us film residual checks. A monumental…
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) July 10, 2023
The strike action began at 8am on July 14 (UK time) and see Hollywood actors stopping “all services and performing work under the TV/Theatrical contracts”.
These services include:
- On-camera work (including acting, dancing, performing stunts)
- Off-camera work…
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