The two guilds have similar issues with studios and streaming services. On Thursday, 65,000 members of the actors’ union formally joined them on strike. In recent weeks, many actors made a show of solidarity with the 11,500 writers, who walked out in May. The actors’ arrival energized the picket lines outside Netflix, where music blared and the sidewalks were packed with demonstrators.Įlsewhere, “Once Upon a Time” actor Ginnifer Goodwin stood with protesters at Paramount Pictures. Also present at Netflix were “Titanic” and “Unforgiven” actor Frances Fisher and “The Nanny” star Fran Drescher, who is president of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. “Lord of the Rings” star Sean Astin marched with chanting protesters outside Netflix’s offices in Hollywood. Dawson, star of the film “Rent” and the “Star Wars” TV series “Ahsoka,” joined picketers outside Warner Bros. LOS ANGELES (AP) - “Ted Lasso” star Jason Sudeikis, Rosario Dawson and other top movie and TV actors joined picket lines alongside screenwriters Friday on the first full day of a walkout that has become Hollywood’s biggest labor fight in decades.Ī day after the dispute brought production to a standstill across the entertainment industry, Sudeikis was among the picketers outside NBC in New York pressing for progress following the breakdown of contract talks with studios and streaming services. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menuīy ANDREW DALTON (AP Entertainment Writer)
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