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Hollywood actors hit picket lines as SAG-AFTRA joins WGA in historic double strike

Dramatically escalating a bitter labor battle that has already brought Hollywood to a virtual standstill, thousands of striking film and television actors took to the streets on Friday to fight for better pay and job protections in an industry that has been upended by the rise of streaming.

Los Angeles Times

Matilda child star and John Cusack share horror stories on Hollywood studio greed in support of SAG strike

Actors’ union and screenwriters’ union have banded together in the fight for fair wages and higher streaming residuals

The Independent UK

It's the Logan Roys vs. Hollywood labor

SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher has emerged as the strike's early hero. Now it needs a recognizable heel

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As actors go on strike, here are some of the projects that likely will be shut down

LOS ANGELES — When SAG-AFTRA's national board of directors voted on Thursday to approve a strike action that would put actors on the picket lines for the first time since 1980, and striking alongside members of the Writers Guild of America for the first time in over 60 years, Hollywood…

Los Angeles Times

Industry boss: US actors strike may cause little if any disruption to UK cinemas

Chief executive of UK Cinema Association, Phil Clapp, said some film premieres in the UK would go ahead without talent until the dispute was resolved.

The Independent UK

Sandman season 2 stops filming due to SAG-AFTRA strike

Production had just begun

Total Film

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

Succession star says Hollywood actors strike could get ‘very unpleasant’ in Sky News interview

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SAG-AFTRA head Fran Drescher: What she said about actors strike

Drescher says move is about all labour, not just entertainment industry as 160,000 actors join writers on strike.

Al Jazeera

Deadpool 3 has stopped production amid the SAG-AFTRA strike

Deadpool 3 has shut down

Total Film

The Hollywood actors’ strike: everything you need to know

Exactly why are they striking, who are the big names aboard, is it all streaming and AI’s fault and when will we see actors on screen again?

The Guardian - UK

The 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike: Everything you need to know

The actors have gone on strike. Here's what you need to know about it.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Inside the actors’ strike threatening to bring Hollywood to a standstill

Hollywood actors and writers have both gone on strike for the first time in 63 years, threatening to shut down the entire industry. Emma Loffhagen looks at the reasons behind the walkouts, their possible impact and all the A-listers who’ve shown their support

Evening Standard

Actors said they were making progress in contract talks, then they weren’t. What happened?

LOS ANGELES — Nearly three weeks ago, it looked as if SAG-AFTRA was headed toward a landmark deal with the major Hollywood studios.

Los Angeles Times

Nina Metz: Hollywood actors are on strike — here’s what you need to know

The union representing Hollywood actors announced Thursday its plans to strike, joining TV and film writers, who have been on strike since May. The last time both unions were on strike at the same time was in 1960.

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Salon

Fran Drescher strike speech goes viral

The "Nanny" star delivered a rousing speech, rallying the 160,000 actors ready to strike

The Independent UK

George Clooney and Jessica Chastain lead A-listers backing historic Hollywood actors strike

SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher announced the union’s approval for actors to join writers’ strike in historic move that hasn’t happened in over 60 years

Total Film

SAG claims studios wanted to scan background actors and own their likeness forever

SAG-AFTRA has spoken about the "'groundbreaking AI proposal'"

TV Tech

Actors Vote to Join Strike Against Hollywood Studios

SAG-AFTRA: "We're not going to take this anymore"

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The Independent UK

What the actors’ strike means for Broadway shows

Screen Actors Guild announced industrial action to coincide with writers’ strike

Fortune

Fran Drescher leads Hollywood strike over streaming and A.I.

The SAG and WGA strikes are being watched by other industries wrestling with the transition to A.I.

The Independent UK

Industrial action ‘could come from UK actors’ union if productions move here’

The union Equity is not striking, but the Hollywood action is expected to affect some productions in the UK.

Evening Standard

Margot Robbie, Jamie Lee Curtis and Matt Damon lead celebrities backing SAG-AFTRA strike

Hollywood has officially gone on strike

The Independent UK

Actors’ strike – latest: Hollywood actors join LA and NYC picket lines as union begins first day of strike

SAG-AFTRA national board votes unanimously to join Writers Guild of America on picket lines as ‘Oppenheimer’ actors leave UK premiere in solidarity

The Independent UK

Fran Drescher speaks out after backlash over Kim Kardashian selfie during Hollywood strike

‘It’s work, and that’s what we do,’ says actor

Total Film

House of the Dragon season 2 will continue filming amid actors' strike

Cameras will keep rolling in Westeros

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