SAG-AFTRA has revealed more thinking behind its interim agreements, with leadership saying the initiative is “designed to undermine the production slates and timing of the AMPTP companies and ensure that they come back to the table”.
30.07.2023 - 15:21 / usmagazine.com
While Viola Davis’ upcoming movie G20 reached a temporary agreement with SAG-AFTRA to continue filming, she is taking a step back amid the ongoing union strike.
“I love this movie, but I do not feel that it would be appropriate for this production to move forward during the strike,” Davis, 57, told Deadline in a statement on Saturday, July 29. “I appreciate that the producers on the project agree with this decision. JuVee Productions and I stand in solidarity with actors, SAG/AFTRA and the WGA.”
The EGOT winner — who helms her JuVee Productions company alongside husband Julius Tennon — and the MRC-produced picture had been granted a SAG-AFTRA interim waiver on Friday, July 28, as MRC is not affiliated with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). G20, of which Davis is also a producer, is slated to be distributed by Amazon Studios.
It is not known how Davis’ exit will impact production or if filming will halt for the duration of the strike.
SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher announced earlier this month that the union — which represents more than 160,000 performers — authorized a strike after the AMPTP did not compromise on any of their terms regarding fair wages, residual check sums and the use of artificial intelligence in media.
“This is a very seminal hour for us. I went in thinking that we would be able to avert a strike. The gravity of this move is not lost on me,” Drescher, 65, said in a press conference on July 13. “It’s a very serious thing that impacts thousands, if not millions of people all across this country and around the world. Not only members of this union but people who work in other industries that service the people that work in this industry. … We had no choice. We are the victims
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Fran Drescher got fired up on Thursday when delivering a powerful message about SAG-AFTRA's decision to go on strike.The actress and union president delivered an impassioned speech at a press conference Thursday morning — shortly after news broke that the union voted to authorize a strike — and called out the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) for making «Wall Street and greed a priority.»The SAG-AFTRA national board met Thursday to formally approve a strike after negotiations fell apart between the actors' union and major Hollywood studios and streamersThe actors will now join the writers on the picket line, marking the first time since 1960 two major guilds will be striking at the same time. The writers' strike began May 2 and is in its 10th week.Below is the complete transcript of Drescher's powerful address during Thursday's press conference.