Hollywood actors are officially headed to the picket line.
Unable to reach a deal with producers, members of The Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists will join up with more than 11,000 already striking film and television writers starting at midnight.
“We are the victims here,” said Fran Drescher, president of the union, during a press conference Thursday. “We are being victimized by a very greedy entity. I am shocked by the way the people that we have been in business with are treating us.”
“It is disgusting,” she said. “Shame on them.”
SAG-AFTRA members are already taking the strike seriously. “Oppenheimer” actors left the film’s London premiere Thursday. Director Christopher Nolan told the crowd that the cast left and are “off to write their picket signs.” The film opens next week.
The failed negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers means film and television productions featuring actors will immediately halt,…
2023-07-13 14:47:41
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