Article 6DN8V The Hollywood strike drags on because of one stumbling block: studio greed | Kathleen Sharp

The Hollywood strike drags on because of one stumbling block: studio greed | Kathleen Sharp

by
Kathleen Sharp
from US news | The Guardian on (#6DN8V)

Execs make hundreds of millions of dollars, yet 87% of Sag actors don't make the $26,470 a year to qualify for health insurance

On Friday, negotiators for the Hollywood studios finally sat down with the Writers Guild of America after a three-month standoff. But don't hold your breath. The Screen Actors Guild is still on strike, studio tycoons sound like Logan Roy and the two-union shutdown could drag on for months.

Writers and actors want raises, residuals from streaming platforms and some regulation of AI.

Kathleen Sharp is the author of Mr & Mrs Hollywood (Blackstone) and co-producer of The Last Mogul (ThinkFilm)

Continue reading...
External Content
Source RSS or Atom Feed
Feed Location http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/rss
Feed Title US news | The Guardian
Feed Link https://www.theguardian.com/us-news
Feed Copyright Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2024
Reply 0 comments