Dispatches From The Picket Lines: Quinta Brunson Strikes In LA Alongside ‘Mayans M.C’ Meet Up As Daniel Radcliffe, F. Murray Abraham & 95-Year Old Rosemary Harris Take NY & Pickets Hit Comic-Con
21.07.2023 - 22:01
/ deadline.com
It’s Day 8 of the SAG-AFTRA strike and Day 81 of the WGA strike.
Another busy day out on the picket lines across the country.
Abbott Elementary creator and star Quinta Brunson was out in LA, stars including Daniel Radcliffe, F. Murray Abraham and Rosemary Harris, the 95-year old woman who starred in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man movies were drumming up support in New York and San Diego’s Comic Con also saw some strike action. This comes after a massive rally in London by UK’s Equity featuring Brian Cox, Simon Pegg and Imelda Staunton.
Brunson told Deadline, “I’m double striking because things have to change, it’s really just that simple. I’m out here supporting all of my fellow members of my unions. There are people who are not in as fortunate positions as me and those are the people that we’re trying to change things for and for all of us.”
WHY I’M STRIKING: “Things have to change. It’s really just that simple…” – Quinta Brunson, WGA, SAG-AFTRA #WritersStike #ActorsStrike pic.twitter.com/aS74XswbJP
Brunson was outside Warner Bros. Discovery, whose TV studio makes her ABC comedy. Others happenings at the Barbie studio including an unofficial Mayans M.C. meet up, the day after its series finale, and a Latinas Acting Up event organized by Glamorous and Gordita Chronicles star Diana Maria Rivas.
“I created this group because I wanted to do my part and I knew that we had to amplify our voices and the way to do that was to get the biggest, loudest group of women I know and I did and they came together,” she told Deadline. “We’re fighting for a liveable, sustainable wage for the working class actor, it’s that simple.”
9-1-1: Lone Star star Gina Torres was also among this group. Torres, who starred in Suits alongside Meghan Markle,