Fran Drescher, Josh Gad, Susan Sarandon, Jason Sudeikis… Numerous American actors and actresses went to protest this Friday in front of the main Hollywood studios, on the first day of their historic strike.
The actors have joined the writers’ strike, due to a double social movement that is causing the worst paralysis in the sector for more than 60 years. Hundreds of strikers with banners marched in front of the Netflix building on Los Angeles’ famous Sunset Boulevard.
Similar scenes played out across the city in front of other studios and streaming services like HBO, Amazon, or Paramount. But also in New York, in front of the NBC Universal headquarters.
Salary increase
The two trades are demanding an increase in their remuneration, at half mast in the midst of the streaming era. They also want guarantees regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI), to prevent them from generating scripts or cloning their voice and image.
Despite a ten-day extension and last-minute government mediation, negotiations between the actors’ union SAG-AFTRA and the employers failed.
“This is a critical moment,” acknowledged actor Kenneth Branagh at the London premiere of “Oppenheimer” on Thursday, before the entire cast of Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster left the red carpet in a show of solidarity, just before the strike announcement. . “Everyone is trying to get a fair deal, that’s what it takes, and we’ll support it.”
prohibition of turning
The guidelines of SAG-AFTRA, which represents 160,000 actors, stuntmen, dancers and other professionals on the big and small screen, prohibit all members from filming, but also from promoting their productions, in person or on social media.
No one knows how long this strike will last, but if it drags on, it has the potential to set back many blockbusters currently in production like the sequel to Gladiator, Deadpool 3 EITHER ghostbusters 4.
The production of films and series had already been stopped since the beginning of May by the movement of scriptwriters, but with the departure of actors, the American industry is on its knees: apart from some “soap operas” and reality shows, filming is simply no longer possible.
Source: BFM TV
