That was the most important strike in LA union history, and now we’re on strike together again, and honestly, this strike is even bigger,” Adam Conover, host of the TV series “Adam Ruins Everything” and member of the Writers Guild negotiating committee, said outside Netflix. “What we won in 1960 was our health and pension plans and the existence of residuals. It is the first time both guilds have walked off sets since 1960, when then-actor Ronald Reagan was SAG’s leader. No talks are planned, and no end is in sight for the work stoppage. And maybe you should take a look in the mirror and ask yourself, ‘Why is that?’”
Now Iger “makes 400 times what his lowest worker is. “I think that when Bob Iger talks about what a shame it is, he needs to remember that in 1980, CEOs like him made 30 times what their lowest worker was making,” actor Sean Gunn, who starred in “Guardians of the Galaxy,” said outside Netflix. Many on the picket lines took aim at Disney chief executive Bob Iger, who said Wednesday that the damage the strikes will do to the entertainment economy is “a shame.” The unions also want to put up guardrails against the use of artificial intelligence mimicking their work on film and television. They are concerned about contracts keeping up with inflation and about residual payments, which compensate creators and actors for use of their material beyond the original airing, such as in reruns or on streaming services. The two guilds have similar issues with studios and streaming services. On Thursday, 65,000 members of the actors’ union formally joined them on strike.
In recent weeks, many actors made a show of solidarity with the 11,500 writers, who walked out in May. The actors’ arrival energized the picket lines outside Netflix, where music blared and the sidewalks were packed with demonstrators.Įlsewhere, “Once Upon a Time” actor Ginnifer Goodwin stood with protesters at Paramount Pictures. Also present at Netflix were “Titanic” and “Unforgiven” actor Frances Fisher and “The Nanny” star Fran Drescher, who is president of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. “Lord of the Rings” star Sean Astin marched with chanting protesters outside Netflix’s offices in Hollywood. Dawson, star of the film “Rent” and the “Star Wars” TV series “Ahsoka,” joined picketers outside Warner Bros.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - “Ted Lasso” star Jason Sudeikis, Rosario Dawson and other top movie and TV actors joined picket lines alongside screenwriters Friday on the first full day of a walkout that has become Hollywood’s biggest labor fight in decades.Ī day after the dispute brought production to a standstill across the entertainment industry, Sudeikis was among the picketers outside NBC in New York pressing for progress following the breakdown of contract talks with studios and streaming services. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menuīy ANDREW DALTON (AP Entertainment Writer)
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