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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Adrian Horton

Brian Cox says actors’ strike could last until the end of the year

Brian Cox.
Brian CoxL ‘It may not be solved … until towards the end of the year.’ Photograph: David Levenson/Getty Images

The Succession star Brian Cox said the recently declared strike by Hollywood actors could get “very unpleasant” and last until the end of the year, taking actors “to the brink”.

In an interview on Friday with Sky News, the 77-year-old British actor said the decision by the Screen Actors Guild (Sag-Aftra) to call its 160,000 members to strike over issues such as residuals compensation and the use of AI in film and television “could get very, very unpleasant”. The strike, announced on Thursday, “could go on for quite some time. They’ll take us to the brink and we’ll probably have to go to the brink.

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