Hollywood: the deadline to avoid actors’ strike expires but they will extend the negotiations

At the end of this Friday hollywoodCalifornia, it the contracts between the union of actors will expire (SAG-AFTRA) and the association of large producers (AMPTP). Without an agreement, the union could call a strike this very Saturday but the negotiations will last until July 12.

Late on Friday, the specialized portal Variety confirmed that the negotiations They will run until July 12. They also indicated that there were still major disagreements around various points, including regulations against artificial intelligence. SAG-AFTRA negotiators held new meetings this Friday, with the public eye on them for the possibility of joining the writers’ strike which is about to be two months old.

this could wake up some suspicion among some members of the union, which is pushing for a strike to not agree on “weak” terms.

This week more than 300 actors signed an open letter asking for a forceful negotiation or take the measures that were necessary. Among the stars who signed are Kevin BaconGlenn CloseEva Longoria, Jennifer Lawrence, Bob Odenkirk, Mark Ruffalo, Meryl Streep, Rami Malek, Patton Oswalt, Sarah Polley, Parker Posey, Amy Schumer, and Ben Stiller.

“This is an unprecedented turning point in our industry. and what may seem like a good agreement in a few years may be insufficient”, expresses the letter from the actors that completes: “We feel that our wages, our jobs, our creative freedom and the power of our union have been undermined during the last decade. We have to reverse that trajectory.”

Earlier this week, the president of SAG-AFTRA, the renowned actress of The Nanny Fran Drescher reported that the negotiations with the AMPTP have been “extremely productive” and that they “remain optimistic” of reaching a fair agreement.

Earlier this month, it was revealed that the members of SAG-AFTRA voted in favor of a strike by 97.91%. The PTAMP he has less than a month to close a deal with the actors before they go on strike. “We entered into these negotiations with the aim of reach an agreement that is beneficial to SAG-AFTRA and the entire industry,” the producers expressed.

Shortly afterthe directors union (DGA) ratified an agreement harshly questioned by actors and scriptwriters, due to their little commitment to the artificial intelligence regulation measures that both sectors request. In that context, the actors hope to push for better terms without being tied to what the directors got and add particular demands like more and more producers instead of calling face-to-face auditions request videos created by the same actorsmaterial that can cost you hundreds of dollars per audition.

Meanwhile, The writers’ strike is about to complete two months and it doesn’t seem to end anytime soon. That the actors join their measures of force could be essential to improve the negotiations in both parts of the industry, since the production of series and films would stop completely.