SAG-AFTRA Strike At 100 Days: What Does The Milestone Mean For The Movie Industry?
deadline.comConcerned that a prolonged actors strike would bring long-term, irreparable harm to the industry, Hollywood’s biggest stars on a Zoom call this week with SAG-AFTRA leaders pledged to commit $150 million over three years to remove a cap on union dues to bring more coin to guild coffers, and they suggested a streamer residual structure that would put actors on the bottom of the call sheet before them, in hopes that getting money faster would help more struggling actors qualify for benefits.
Deadline can reveal that the full roster of actors at that meeting were George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson, Kerry Washington, Tyler Perry, Bradley Cooper, Meryl Streep, Jennifer Aniston, Robert De Niro, Ben Affleck, Laura Dern, Emma Stone, Reese Witherspoon, Ryan Reynolds, and Ariana DeBose.
They were there to express concerns about the prolonged disruption of the business by an actors strike that has reached its 100th day today.
Those concerns were not eased when one of the stars raised fears the strike could stretch through Christmas, and the financial harm that would have for many. “Christmas is just a day,” was the response from a SAG-AFTRA leader, we are told.
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