Numerous Hollywood stars have taken a stand on the actors’ strike in the United States.
President of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), which represents Hollywood actors, and among others NannyFran Drescher, known from the comedy series, announced on Thursday that the Hollywood actors union will go on strike.
The official strike notice was issued after the union’s negotiations with major studios and streaming services over a new contract failed. An attempt had been made to reach a negotiation result by extending the deadline of the previous agreement by a week and by bringing a federal mediator into the inflamed negotiations.
The strike took effect on the night between Thursday and Friday local time, but many Actors talked about the effects of the strike even before its official start.
Among other things, an actor Matt Damon told Oppenheimer– at the premiere of the film on Thursday night in London, that the strike will affect his new production company, which he founded together with an actor friend Ben Affleck’s with.
Damon commented on the strike moments before the cast who attended the premiere walked out of the event in solidarity with the strike.
– The strike will be difficult for the actors, 160,000 actors. No one wants a work stoppage, Damon said.
– But if our leaders say that the contract is not fair, we have to stand firm until we get a contract that is fair to the working actors, he added.
Matt Damon (left), Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy and Florence Pugh pictured at the Oppenheimer premiere in London on July 13. The actors’ guard marched out of the event to show their support for the actors’ strike. Stuart Hardy/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shutterstock/AOP
Also in the future Barbieacting in the movie Margot Robbie told the film’s London premiere on Wednesday night that he is absolutely in favor of a union strike.
– I strongly support all unions and I am part of the SAG union, so I definitely stand by them, Robbie told reporters.
“We will win this!”
During Thursday, several Actors showed their support for the strike news through social media.
Among other things And Just Like That star of the series Cynthia Nixon stated on his Twitter account in his published statement standing proudly with the Hollywood Screen Actors Guild.
– [––] Actors and writers together demand a fair share of the record profits that the studios have reaped from our work for far too long, commented Nixon.
– We will win this! he wrote at the end of his message.
Cynthia Nixon speaks at a protest in New York during the screenwriters’ strike on May 23, 2023.
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Also Better Call Saul -acting in a comedy drama Bob Odenkirk defended the strike in his Twitter message and praised Fran Drescher’s strike call.
– Holy cow. Show them, Fran! What a powerful statement, Odenkirk wrote.
In addition, he recently won an Oscar for his role Everything Everywhere All at Once won in the movie Jamie Lee Curtis showed his support for the strike by publishing a picture on his Instagram page theater masks with caption:
– It seems that it is time to take off the masks and raise the signs.