Billy Porter has revealed the tough reality of being an actor amid the SAG-AFTRA strike.
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Sarah Silverman called out actors who are still working on Indie projects instead of showing solidarity with WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikers.
“I feel f—king pissed off, and I know I just must not be understanding something. There are, like, 40 movies being made right now,” Silverman, 52, said in an Instagram video posted on Thursday, July 27. “Movie stars are making movies because they’re ‘independent movies,’ and SAG is allowing it because if they do sell it to streaming, it has to be because streaming is abiding by all the things we’re asking for.”
The comedian quipped: “That’s just working! The strike ends when they come to the table and we make a deal in agreement. So that is going to be what happens.”
Silverman asked the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), “So, you’re just letting people make movies, and movie stars are making movies that you know the goal is to sell them to streaming?” She further argued that the strikes could be “exponentially prolonged, because they have movie stars making movies.”
The Don’t Look Up actress pointed out that when SAG began picketing in July against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) over labor disputes it was supposed to send a message. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike, for its part, began fighting the AMPTP in May for similar grievances.
“When SAG joined the strike, it [said], ‘Movie stars aren’t making movies for you anymore, now what are you going to do?’ Well, they’re making movies. What the f—k?” Silverman continued, revealing, “I got offered an indie movie, I f—king said ‘No,’ and so did a bunch of my friends, and now some of my friends are saying, ‘Yes.’ I’m really pissed.”
Silverman asked her followers — and fellow actors — to “please, explain to me why I
Billy Porter has revealed the tough reality of being an actor amid the SAG-AFTRA strike.
Rebel Wilson brided a little too hard on the set of her latest movie!
Rebel Wilson brided a little hard on the set of her latest movie!The actress and comedian took to her Instagram Story on Thursday to show off a nasty injury she obtained while filming her upcoming wedding comedy, which is currently in production in Savannah, Georgia.«NOT the way I wanted to end this movie!» Wilson captioned the painful-looking shot, showing off the stitches and a bloody nose. «3 stitches and in hospital last night after a stunt accident at 4am.»Despite the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes that have halted all major studio productions, was granted an Interim Agreement to continue filming amid the strikes, because it is an independently produced film.
Editor’s note: As part of Deadline’s ongoing coverage of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, we want to give voice to other Hollywood workers who are impacted by the work stoppages. This column was written by Jonathan Daniel Brown, the head of Party Crasher Films in New York City. Best known for starring in the 2012 film Project X, his life’s mission is recapture the subversive and countercultural magic of 1970s and ’90s Hollywood through a slate of bold, rebellious and wildly entertaining independent films.
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SAG-AFTRA responded to Sarah Silverman’s criticism over the union allowing certain projects to film amid its strike with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) over labor disputes.
Sarah Silverman isn’t so pissed off any more about the interim agreements that SAG-AFTRA has been handing out, but the comedian is still pretty “cynical” about the whole thing.
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Actor-comedian Sarah Silverman is confused about the large volume of projects that have been granted interim agreements by SAG-AFTRA to film during the actors strike. And she is not alone.
Sophia Scorziello editor Sarah Silverman has seen the so-called SAG waivers — and she’s not a fan. In a recent video posted to Instagram, the comedian slash actor slammed fellow Hollywood stars for continuing to film independent, SAG-AFTRA-approved projects under interim agreements as actors and writers remain on strike.
Sarah Silverman isn’t holding anything back about the actors who are working during the SAG-AFTRA strike.
Instagram to call out her Hollywood peers continuing to film independent, cleared projects amid the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. While both groups have have banded together to halt major studio productions, a whopping 45 independent movies and TV shows have been given the green light — so far — under an interim agreement.The 52-year-old Saturday Night Live alum shared her honest thoughts in a three-minute video.“I feel f—ing pissed off, and I know I just must not be understanding something.
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