High-profile actors urged their leaders to hold the line in negotiations with the studios as contract deadline looms.
Some of Hollywood’s biggest stars are urging their union to hold the line in contract negotiations and signaled strong support for a strike if necessary.
The letter was signed by several high-profile members, including Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Jennifer Lawrence, Amy Poehler, Rami Malek and John Leguizamo.Members of SAG-AFTRA voted by a wide margin to give their leaders authority to call a strike even before negotiations have begun with the major studios.
The letter appeared to be in response to an upbeat video message posted Saturday by SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher in which she describedWriters have been on strike since May 2. “This is an unprecedented inflection point in our industry, and what might be considered a good deal in any other years is simply not enough,” they wrote.The union and the studios have until Friday midnight to agree on a new contract. SAG-AFTRA has been in talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers since June 7.authority to call a strike
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence and More SAG Actors Threaten to StrikeIn a letter signed by more than 300 actors, members of the Screen Actors Guild say they’re ready to strike.
Read more »
Meryl Streep, Other Stars Threaten to Strike in Letter to SAG-AFTRAMeryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence and other A-list actors shared they are 'prepared' to strike in an open letter to SAG-AFTRA leadership.
Read more »
Meryl Streep and J-Law Among 400 Actors to Threaten to Strike: LetterMore than 400 actors told SAG-AFTRA leadership that they are ready to take to the picket line if a “transformative deal” with studios and streamers is not reached.
Read more »
Meryl Streep Is Ready to StrikeAlongside 300 SAG actors fighting for a fair contract.
Read more »
Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Rami Malek Among Actors Urging SAG-AFTRA Leaders to Take a Hard Line: ‘This Is Not a Moment to Meet in the Middle’A group of more than 400 actors — including Oscar winners Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence and Rami Malek — are urging SAG-AFTRA leaders to take a harder line as contract talks reach a critical point.
Read more »
Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Other Top Actors Sign Letter to SAG-AFTRA: We’re “Prepared to Strike”Hundreds of high-profile members — also including Lena Waithe, Laura Linney, Sarah Polley, Quinta Brunson and more — aired concerns that 'SAG-AFTRA members may be ready to make sacrifices that leadership is not.'
Read more »