The entertainment industry is at a standstill as actors join writers on the picket lines.
At noon today, SAG-AFTRA announces that the actors’ union is on strike. After the union’s Television/Theatrical/Streaming contracts expired without a successor agreement last night at 11:59 p.m. P.T., more than 160,000 actors will step off set and join the writers on the picket lines in a fight against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
This is the first time in 63 years that actors are joining an ongoing walkout by Hollywood writers.
You can watch the announcement at of the strike at the conference below:
Author: Alyssa Miller
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
