‘I get crashed into walls, hit by cars, lit on fire, and do it in heels’ says stunt actor Marie Fink. What is that worth?
More than 100 stunt people and their allies picketed in Burbank outside Warner Bros. Studios on Thursday, July 27, as part of “Stunts Strike Back” — and they did it in true stunt actor style. Some donned intricate “Star Wars” costumes, while others walked on towering stilts or controlled giant droid replicas.
Kelli Barksdale of Santa Monica, says, “We won’t be pushed out so our livelihoods can be stolen by a machine to feed corporate greed.” Stunt actor Hymnson Chan agreed, “We literally put our lives on the line every time we step on set. There’s no other position, cast or crew, that does that. We deserve to be compensated better, but are saying we only deserve pennies on the dollar, especially with streaming.”
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