A deadline for Hollywood actors to reach a deal with studios and streaming services has passed without word on whether a strike will be called.
The Screen Actors Guild -American Federation of Television and Radio Artists had set a deadline for 11.59pm on Wednesday – mere hours after this year’s Emmy nominations were announced – for a deal to be reached. Just after midnight on Thursday, no update had been announced.
If the actors strike, they will formally join screenwriters on the picket lines outside studios and filming locations in a bid to get better terms from studios and streaming giants like Netflix and Amazon. It would be the first time since 1960 that the two guilds are on strike at the same time.
Members of the Writers Guild of America have been on strike since early May, slowing production on film and television series on both coasts and in productions centres like Atlanta.
Issues in negotiations include the unregulated use of artificial intelligence and effects on residual pay brought on by the streaming ecosystem that has emerged in recent years.
Actors, including SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher, have joined writers on picket lines for weeks in solidarity. An actors strike would prevent performers from working on sets or promoting their projects.
The looming strike has cast a shadow over the upcoming 75th Emmys. Nominations were announced Wednesday, and the strike was on the mind of many nominees.
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