Studios have made a “last, best and final” offer, but if talks break down this week the industry is expected to shut for the rest of the year.
In a city almost entirely built on deals, the final days of the Hollywood actors’ strike is proving tougher to negotiate than Uma Thurman’s demands for three mobile phones and a three-bedroom hotel suite for her role inLast week, the signals from the negotiating room at the union’s headquarters on Wilshire Boulevard were promising.
SAG-AFTRA is taking this more seriously, partly because the actors are less united than the writers. Ever since George Clooney’sback in October that richer actors essentially bankroll poorer actors, the splits have widened. The more militant wing is currently discussing calling for a consumer boycott of streaming services in an attempt to pressure the AMPTP to cut a deal whilst others, including Chelsea Schwartz, a SAG-AFTRA strike captain, are begging A-list actors to lean on producers.
SAG-AFTRA is considering the offer, but if talks break down again this week, the industry is expected to shut down for the rest of the year.The 2024 autumn television slate is close to unsalvageable and the hope of restarting production in January is beginning to fade. Movies are shuffling back from 2024 to 2025.
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