As actors strike hits 100 days, hope mixes with financial angst By Reuters

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© Reuters. SAG-AFTRA members stroll the picket line on the one hundredth day of their ongoing strike exterior Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California, U.S., October 20, 2023. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

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By Rollo Ross

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Because the actors strike hits the 100-day mark on Saturday, performers on the picket line provided a mixture of fear over monetary difficulties and hopes of getting a great deal out of studios after talks broke down.

On the picket line exterior Netflix (NASDAQ:) on Friday, placing actors have been grateful for a proposal by A-list Hollywood actors like George Clooney to pitch in $150 million to the SAG-AFTRA union over three years to assist finish the strike.

“It exhibits that they’re paying consideration and it exhibits that we’re having an affect as a result of A-listers can’t work with out the B and C-Listers beneath them supporting the remainder of the present,” mentioned Richard Speight, 54.

“So thrilled that they’re concerned, thrilled that they’re emotionally dedicated and even keen to get financially dedicated on what’s happening.”

Vincenza Clean, 36, who’s each an actor and a author, mentioned the labor solidarity has been spectacular however the monetary toll was arduous, noting “I’ve needed to do issues financially to cowl bills that I wouldn’t usually need to do.”

The strike has disrupted movie and tv manufacturing, leaving 1000’s of crew members with out work in addition to the actors. Hollywood’s movie and tv writers ratified a brand new, three-year contract earlier this month, ending their 148-day work stoppage.

However talks between the studios and the actors union broke down final week as the edges clashed over streaming income and using synthetic intelligence.

A number of actors expressed hope that the union would attain the form of deal that actors deserve and that helps them cowl the excessive price of residing in a spot like Los Angeles.

“The sensation is that we’re going to maintain robust, we’re going to maintain going,” mentioned Kevin Grossman, including “I actually don’t really feel like we should always cease. Should you get this far, you may as nicely preserve going.”