An influencer’s guide to the writers and actors strikes Photo by John Lamparski / Getty ImagesFor the first time in over 60 years, the unions representing actors and Hollywood writers are staging a strike at the same time, protesting low pay and studios’ proposals for using artificial intelligence tools in production. More than 175,000 union members are out of work until a deal is made. But the ripp…

‘Alien’: Alex Lawther & Samuel Blenkin Among Quartet Cast As FX Series Starts Production With No SAG-AFTRA Actors Amid Strike submitted by /u/MarvelsGrantMan136

Actors Strike: U.K. Studio Boss Warns Of Potential “Disaster” For Booming Facilities Sector – With majority of U.K. production spending from Hollywood studios & streamers, facilities not on long-term leases will likely feel pinch says Shinfield Studios’s head, whose current sound stages are empty. submitted by /u/lowell2017

Actors’ Strike Won’t Halt 39 Independent Projects, SAG-AFTRA Says SAG-AFTRA confirmed the productions had no ties to the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents big studios. More exemptions could follow.

U.K. Actors Union Equity to Hold London and Manchester Rallies in Support of SAG-AFTRA Strike submitted by /u/MarvelsGrantMan136

How much do TV series actors make (SAG-AFTRA strike)? I always assumed between those making Tom Cruise money and walk on extras there was a large group of actors who made about half a million to a million a year. Not super rich but super-comfortable. But the strike has exposed that actors on TV shows and those who regularly work make less than your average office worker. This is Michelle Hurd. She …

Hollywood Directors Stand Apart From Actors’ and Writers’ Strikes Their union agreed to a deal with the studios last month. With actors and writers on strike, the industry is shut down anyway.

Actors and Hollywood Studios Are ‘Far Apart’ on Key Issues The actors’ union and the organization that bargains on behalf of the studios traded statements underscoring how much work needs to be done to reach an agreement.

Hollywood’s writers and actors are on strike Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld / Getty ImagesHollywood productions will remain at a standstill until media companies can come to an agreement with the writers and actors who make them. Continue reading…

Brad Pitt Halts F1 Movie Production As Actors And Writers Strike Just a few weeks ago, we were all watching excitedly as Brad Pitt and Damson Idris infiltrated the Formula 1 paddock at the British Grand Prix to film on-track action for their upcoming F1 flick. The movie, which doesn’t have a name yet, has billed itself as the grittiest, most realistic race film of all time, and… Read more…

‘Interview With The Vampire’ Pauses Filming Due To Actors Strike submitted by /u/Chemical-Ad-2694

How the SAG-AFTRA Strike Affects You (and How to Support the Actors) After three weeks of negotiations, SAG-AFTRA, the actor’s union, went on strike last week. For the 150,000 or so people that SAG represents, the effect is immediate: SAG members are forbidden from appearing on-camera, doing behind-the-scenes work, or doing promotion for projects covered by their contract. This… Read more…

Why Care About Hollywood Strikes? We’re All Background Actors. Why should you care about the strikes in Hollywood? Because they are much more than a revolt of the privileged.

Striking Actors Picket Across Country in Quest for New Contract In Los Angeles and New York, actors and screenwriters braved the heat to admonish the major studios and demand a new deal.

Writers and actors in Los Angeles speak to the WSWS: “I think we’re seeing capitalism at its worst in a lot of ways” submitted by /u/exgalactic

Strike Prevents Actors From Promoting Films at Premieres or Festivals While on strike, actors are barred from publicizing any studio projects they’ve appeared in. Their absence could affect movie theaters and the festival circuit.

The Costs of the Hollywood Actors’ Strike Strikes by actors and screenwriters have ground movie and TV productions to a halt, with consequences likely to be felt across the entertainment industry.

Fran Drescher Takes Center Stage as the Actors’ Union Leader Fran Drescher, who became a household name for her role on a 1990s sitcom, is now president of the union going on strike.

Actors say Hollywood studios want their AI replicas — for free, forever The AMPTP proposal will sound familiar to Black Mirror fans. | Image: NetflixDuring today’s press conference in which Hollywood actors confirmed that they were going on strike, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, SAG-AFTRA’s chief negotiator, revealed a proposal from Hollywood studios that sounds ripped right out of a Black Mirror episode. In a statement a…

SAG-AFTRA, the union that represents about 160,000 actors, is officially going on strike submitted by /u/kingofpeace1