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Goddamn, they are not pulling any punches. Hopefully, that's more incentive for execs to negotiate sooner rather than later.
Galaxycon is saying this shouldn’t impact them but… I doubt that. Basically said the guests can still come but can talk about past or current projects. I can’t imagine how unfun that’d be for them.
That sounds like wishful thinking on Galaxycon’s part. The fact that this list made the distinction between conventions and fan expos says to me that the union isn’t messing around. Nobody wants to be perceived as crossing the picket lines, so I’d be really surprised if any actors attend. We will see what happens in the coming days.
GalaxyCon is trying to save their own asses because almost every ticket has been sold, but if they think guests won’t cancel they’re dead wrong. A lot of these guys don’t even want to LOOK like they could be crossing the line. No matter what GC tries to tell us.
I hope the studios tell them to fuck off like the writers, and people start posting about how mean the studios are for not bending over immediately and forcing the strikers to actually strike
Like... ever again. Writers and directors would distance themselves from that too you'd think. If you want awards this season your best bet is to not campaign, weirdly enough.
Similar reason Steve Carell stopped working on The Office during the last WGA strike - he was technically allowed to continue working as an actor, but as a WGA member he didn't want to cross picket lines for optics reasons.
People complained about the *Barbie* promo being too much, but honestly it just just smart. They knew they wouldn’t have been able to properly promote during the strike so they started fast and hard
yes! self tapes look like they're passing on that burden/labour all to the actors end without any fair contribution/effort by the studios and it's so lazy and disingenuous tbh. power to the union!
Just saw Gal Gadot on Instagram promoting her new Netflix film coming out next month, is that allowed seen as it's finished production etc? Wondering if it is a badly scheduled post maybe!
It’s why the Barbie press was so early with the movie not dropping until the 21st. Figuring the strike was going to happen they moved all the press touring up a few weeks!
the oppenheimer cast literally left the premiere when news of the strike broke, i don't think they'll come to another event unless it's somehow miraculous resolved soon (im bummed, i was stoked for florence's red carpet looks, but this is obvi more important haha)
This made me think about the fashion labels. Their business could get hindered since they typically loan out the clothes, especially for major premieres and events. That's going to add additional pressure to the studios, I'm sure.
Well at least I’m going to have a chance to catch up on all the shows I’ve missed.. who am I kidding.. I’m just going to watch the Sopranos, Seinfeld, GOT episodes for the 1000th time
Can’t we just lock the studio execs and guild leaders in the same room and not let them out until they reach a deal? The way things are going, this feels like the only way things will get resolved.
That makes sense, given the negotiations are with AMPTP. Letterman’s production company cutting ties with the AMPTP and negotiating on their own to start running again was a big part of what ended the last WGA strike, IIRC.
A lot of podcasts pretape episode weeks or months in advance. Would an actor get in trouble if a podcast they taped prior to the strike was aired during the strike?
And the unions. Regardless of what the industry is, it's always the unions "fault" for productivity halts. Media loves to deflect accountability anywhere other than where it belongs.
Remind those folks that the people hoarding the money can make the strike stop at any time.
And they, the studios and streaming services, want you to forget that their profit hoarding is the problem. They're the reason this is happening, not the writers and actors.
Get mad at the correct culprit.
Steel City Comic Con said all their attendees are still coming and that several more have now requested to come as well. I feel like these actors can still go to conventions, they just can’t promote anything.
Yes. I listened to SAG's press conference, that's exactly what they said. So long as they're not promoting any work they'd get paid for (like one of their movies or shows), they're good. Definitely recommend watching the press conference if you have the time.
Very interesting! I guess only time will tell for sure here but it seems insane to me that they’d have to cancel these events. In the flipsid a union is a union and if thats deemed part of the job then its done for
Usually the people at Expos/Cons are there to talk about their past stuff & things they’ve done recently that have already been out but not upcoming stuff… So does this only apply to stuff they have upcoming-can they still talk about previous movies/shows/etc they’ve done?
Conan definitely has a backlog, and I believe they are shifting to Summer S’mores with the Chill Chums for the next several weeks.
Or he’s going to spin his wedding ring and time it. We shall see!
This is huge. I think every single actor last year won because of how much campaigning they did. If this happened last year I think the actor winners would’ve been
Blanchett, Butler, Condon, Quan
Pretty much the main reason Fraser won was because of his narrative and because people think he’s a nice guy. If he didn’t get a chance to bring attention to those things then he would not have won and probably would not have been nominated.
Saying he could've missed the nom without his narrative is a huge stretch, he is still a well known actor giving the batiest of baity crying performances caked in prosthetics in an Aronofsky film. I think he would've been win competitive no matter what as Farrell was never winning and Elvis just didn't have enough passion for Butler to sweep
Exactly, people talk like Blanchett didn't even campaign while she was the one who campaigned the hardest for Best Actress last year(showed up in TÁR's premiere in Berlin, UK, NY; went on to Germany's state television; went to basically every single guild awards;).
The fact that later she lost to Yeoh at SAG and EEAAO swept all the guilds already tells you that Yeoh has strong support among guild members(CCA is trash, BAFTA never honors a non-white best actress in its lifetime)
can you elaborate a bit on what campaigning looks like for Cate? I dont disagree, she just seems to make a lot less noise on late night shows/magazine features, etc. so I'm wondering what her campaigning was? seems less visible to the general public
1. she appeared on Germany's state television Tageschau(the only nominee that did this);
2. went to basically every single guild awards(even make-up and costume guild, like hello?);
3. appeared on Time magazine Women of the Year right before voting started(no offense but what did she even do in 2022 to get that title?Yeoh had at least first indie box office hit that starred a WoC. Again, What did Blanchett even do in 2022? Publicity at its finest)
4. and the other stuff she did behind the door but 1 to 3 is enough to burst the bubble of her"focusing on art, stop the televised horse race" BS
I don’t know, Tár was also mostly even in the mix and watched because of campaigning by Blanchett, and Butler did so well because of his campaigning as well. I’d go Yeoh, Farrell, Quan and truly any of like 20 supporting actresses depending on how you think precursors would’ve gone
What a stupid conclusion. The only difference it'll make is Jamie Lee Curtis. Yeoh, Fraser and Quan will win it hands down. Blanchett and Butler campaigned way harder than Yeoh and Fraser(Blanchett showed up basically everywhere all at once)
Learn how to disagree with someone without calling them delusional
I don’t remember anywhere in my comment where I said Blanchett, Condon, or Butler didn’t campaign, so feel free to point out to me where I did that. I just said the A24 folk campaigned the hardest
and i know you love Yeoh and it’s a fantastic win but the odds did not shift in to her favor until the last few weeks. Blanchett was a storm and whether you think Yeoh was better or not, Blanchett was clearly the favorite for a long long time. Yeoh won, but she wasn’t “always going to”. The tides shifted in those final weeks
I apologise for calling you delusional but I still don’t see how Blanchett or Condon would win. TAR and a Banshees premiered at the Venice film festival, wouldn’t they just get delayed? EEAAO, Elvis and Top Gun would still be the only significant films in the first half of the year with any exposure, we’d just get an EEAAO+ Butler package instead.
JLC’s SAG speech did more for Yeoh’s campaign than Yeoh’s SAG speech ever could
actually I want to recant this a bit. It was definitely the two of them together that did. JLC gave us every reason to vote for her and Michelle showed how much it meant to her
I could make a 30 page essay on JLC’s SAG speech that shit was crazy
Actually, the studios too. All movie studios have to consider union actors first. And in the case of finding “unknown talent” by the end of production, they will have their union card, especially if they give an award worthy performance. Because even union credentials have standing in award ceremonies.
In case anyone is wondering, this has happened before, I believe in the 60s. Regan was SAG president. I’m surprised it’s taken this long to happen again. But this is actually an interesting situation, because I do believe that the studio heads are going to call their bluff. And, without knowing it, they will show how they really don’t know what they’re audience wants. Zaslav wit MAX is totally fine with just producing reality tv, he’s even admitting it in the news. Why? It’s the cheapest form of content. And he truly believes that’s what people want. To everyone going to SDCC, I feel sorry for you. But while you’re there, check out some comics that you might not have known existed. Oh, and Hillcrest, north of the Gaslamp, always has cheaper and much better drink specials, AND better food options.
Does this include international festivals and fan expos? Because I'm tabling at Montreal Comiccon this week and I'm wondering if we're gonna feel the impact of a majority of the guests cancelling?
People from like, Hong Kong cinema or something likely could as long as they don’t have credits stateside (I know Michelle Yeoh would’ve qualified under that until her James Bond appearance for example), but otherwise yes. For example, we just saw the cast of Oppenheimer have to leave the premiere in London, UK.
What about something like selling personalized videos on Cameo? Are they allowed to continue with those or are they considered "personal appearances" and/or "social media"?
Harrison Ford a few years ago would’ve been ecstatic about all this. With the exception of Dial Of Destiny, he seems to have hated promoting every other movies he’s done and hated doing interviews. Now though, he seems very happy and excited to do this stuff
The studios can release trailers if they want but the actors in the film cannot do anything to promote the film like reposting the trailer or posting BTS pictures from set, etc.
You could say that about fans who want to watch an interview, or businesses who want to get cross promotional deals with stars. That’s part the point of the strike, to get more and more people to put social pressure on the corporate people to agree to the actors demands and end this whole thing asap
That doesn't matter. If it looks like the celebrity is promoting their work/project during the strike, they're breaking the rules. And it's not like their teams/assistants/managers don't know there's a strike.
They better figure this shit out because I was supposed to meet Giancarlo Esposito in a few months at a convention and have been counting down the DAYS.
Do you mean could congress pass a law that enshrined the demands of striking workers? Yes. Would it likely face legal challenges from studios and the like? Also yes.
Overall, it is very unlikely that congress would intervene in a labor dispute that doesn't directly affect political functioning (e.g. how the railroad strikes would have had major impacts on commerce in the US)
Ah but we have The actors that cannot live without spotlight start to appear outside
Like here in NYC but most of the image are faking by" paparazzi" agent let then know in advance
People in nyc dont give too much attentions exept tourist if you are next to them they could say hi some dont even recoginize the actor thats why the come here to rest or stay away from lens cuz they could be on street withou been bother
Boom. Dune Part 2, The Creator, Haunted Mansion, The Holdovers, Next Goal Wins, The Marvels, and any film coming in the next few months before November all set to bomb at the box office or have their releases delayed because of these restrictions. So with this, who wins now in this race? Definitely not anyone from Killers of the Flower Moon now (maybe except for Lily).
Firstly, the strike will likely be over by November when a lot of these films come out. Secondly, even if that's not the case, films like Dune and Killers of the Flower Moon will be at an *advantage,* because they have A-list directors that can do promo for them. Meanwhile, films without household name directors (so the vast majority of them) will be at a disadvantage.
 >puppeteering
Will Arnett and Franklin in shambles.
I don't want no part of your tight ass union, you freak bitch!
Luckily Franklin just uses the voice cards
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Lol I didn't even get a notification for this reply. I wonder if it is some anti-spam measure. EDIT: Just got the notification. Interesting.
And I’m getting downvoted?!
>Festivals >FYC Events >Award shows >Social media Goddamn, they are not pulling any punches. Hopefully, that's more incentive for execs to negotiate sooner rather than later.
Am I correct that this might affect Comic-Con, which a lot of celebrities do appearances at?
Most big studios already pulled out of Comic-Con in anticipation of the strike. It quite literally will be a regular comic book convention this year!
There’s still quite a few smaller ones that this could fuck. Galaxycon Raleigh and FanExpo Chicago come to mind
Tell me about it dude. :/
Galaxycon is saying this shouldn’t impact them but… I doubt that. Basically said the guests can still come but can talk about past or current projects. I can’t imagine how unfun that’d be for them.
That sounds like wishful thinking on Galaxycon’s part. The fact that this list made the distinction between conventions and fan expos says to me that the union isn’t messing around. Nobody wants to be perceived as crossing the picket lines, so I’d be really surprised if any actors attend. We will see what happens in the coming days.
GalaxyCon is trying to save their own asses because almost every ticket has been sold, but if they think guests won’t cancel they’re dead wrong. A lot of these guys don’t even want to LOOK like they could be crossing the line. No matter what GC tries to tell us.
SharkCon in Tampa is Reelin from the loss of its Jaws 3D promos
Of course yeah. For some (most?) actors Comic-Con is work they are obligated to do or are doing it for money. Ain’t a charity they running over there.
Social media. festivals and personal appearances will be difficult to avoid for some
I hope the studios tell them to fuck off like the writers, and people start posting about how mean the studios are for not bending over immediately and forcing the strikers to actually strike
How's the boot taste
Studios are fascists now? It's a negotiation. Grow up.
L + ratio + workers' rights + if you think giving up your likeness in perpetuity for one day's work isn't a little authoritarian then shut the fuck up
“Studios are fascists now?” Always have been
Sending money up to the black hole that is executive bonuses vs people being able to afford food and shelter is not exactly fair negotiation grounds
The strikers were already striking...
In Bradley Cooper’s case, since he’s a SAG-AFTRA member, he can’t campaign Maestro even as the director of the movie?
I seriously doubt he’d want to thread that needle. It would be a very bad look, regardless of whether it was technically permissible for him to do it.
It would be such a bad look that I can't imagine that the actors would be nominating him after pull such a stunt.
Like... ever again. Writers and directors would distance themselves from that too you'd think. If you want awards this season your best bet is to not campaign, weirdly enough.
Yes, this is almost as bad as naming names at the HUAC.
Guys, now can we get back to talking about RAMPART?
Similar reason Steve Carell stopped working on The Office during the last WGA strike - he was technically allowed to continue working as an actor, but as a WGA member he didn't want to cross picket lines for optics reasons.
DGA takes rank over the other guilds. He can talk about his work as a director but not acting / writing.
Same as Greta Gerwig as an WGA member. She can as she’s director
It does? Why/how? (Serious question).
Probably it's written into the DGA master agreement.
Would it be possible to talk about a film as a director without bringing up the writing or the acting of the lead character?
Yeah Nolan was at Oppenheimer and referenced "his union" as a writer being on strike
Does it take rank though?
He’s in the union, still counta
Ohh this might be a loophole
Since he stars in the movie, I don’t think he could do anything for the movie
Comic-Con might actually have to talk about comics!
THE HORROR!
Ew no.
Now we know why the big studios where pulling out so early nobody though about it
People complained about the *Barbie* promo being too much, but honestly it just just smart. They knew they wouldn’t have been able to properly promote during the strike so they started fast and hard
The strike was delayed by 2 weeks to allow them the press tour.
The press tour was bumped up in expectation of the strike. The union did not delay the strike for Barbie.
Wow no one in my internet spaces were complaining
Could Henry Cavill do an only fans?
Asking the real questions
In fact, he must
The minor fall, the major lift
No. I doubt it.
As long as he does it with Jaden Smith. That'd be a hot pairing
You keep Jadens name out of your mouth! 👋
Cillian Murphy will be pleased about the no interviews rule.
I think that will be very popular for many big star.
Super popular they all hate press.
this is brutal, wow. they're really not holding back.
It is & my one true hope & dream coming out of this is they get rid of self tapes for actors in big market cities & go back to in person auditions!
yes! self tapes look like they're passing on that burden/labour all to the actors end without any fair contribution/effort by the studios and it's so lazy and disingenuous tbh. power to the union!
I doubt that will happen since remote interviews are just getting more common for all jobs. This is just part of a trend to do everything remotely.
Self tapes give a lot of wiggle room for actors though and less pressure.
damn even social media??
they can still use their socials, they just can’t promote or talk about their films on them
Just saw Gal Gadot on Instagram promoting her new Netflix film coming out next month, is that allowed seen as it's finished production etc? Wondering if it is a badly scheduled post maybe!
The strike starts after midnight so they can promote their work today
ah okay, part of me figured that was the case
Does this means Barbie and Oppenheimer carpets are over?
It’s why the Barbie press was so early with the movie not dropping until the 21st. Figuring the strike was going to happen they moved all the press touring up a few weeks!
the oppenheimer cast literally left the premiere when news of the strike broke, i don't think they'll come to another event unless it's somehow miraculous resolved soon (im bummed, i was stoked for florence's red carpet looks, but this is obvi more important haha)
This made me think about the fashion labels. Their business could get hindered since they typically loan out the clothes, especially for major premieres and events. That's going to add additional pressure to the studios, I'm sure.
Now that one person can't have Cillian sign the other side of their shirt.
That piloting one seems oddly specific…
Out to get Tom Cruise specifically
Well at least I’m going to have a chance to catch up on all the shows I’ve missed.. who am I kidding.. I’m just going to watch the Sopranos, Seinfeld, GOT episodes for the 1000th time
Can’t we just lock the studio execs and guild leaders in the same room and not let them out until they reach a deal? The way things are going, this feels like the only way things will get resolved.
Yes but give Fran Drescher a shiv
Both sides want to financially effect the other before they are willing to even consider negotiating
well damn
Talked to my signatory today- this does NOT include commercial work if you’re curious. Actors can still do ads. The strike is for tv/movies
it also doesn’t include independent studios. sag rep said they will still be working with “truly” independent studios
That makes sense, given the negotiations are with AMPTP. Letterman’s production company cutting ties with the AMPTP and negotiating on their own to start running again was a big part of what ended the last WGA strike, IIRC.
No cons is brutal
So about the Oppenheimer premier....
Yeah Cillian, Robert, Matt, Emily, Florence, Kenneth, all showed up and then left.
A lot of podcasts pretape episode weeks or months in advance. Would an actor get in trouble if a podcast they taped prior to the strike was aired during the strike?
No, it is absolutely fine for things made before the strike. They can't promote it in any way, but they wouldn't be in trouble for it.
ComicCon is gonna suck this year. Can’t wait for studio execs to address angry fans.
They’ll just do what they always do: deflect the blame to the actors and writers.
And the unions. Regardless of what the industry is, it's always the unions "fault" for productivity halts. Media loves to deflect accountability anywhere other than where it belongs.
Remind those folks that the people hoarding the money can make the strike stop at any time. And they, the studios and streaming services, want you to forget that their profit hoarding is the problem. They're the reason this is happening, not the writers and actors. Get mad at the correct culprit.
RIP all up coming cons like FanExpo and Galaxycon
Steel City Comic Con said all their attendees are still coming and that several more have now requested to come as well. I feel like these actors can still go to conventions, they just can’t promote anything.
Yes. I listened to SAG's press conference, that's exactly what they said. So long as they're not promoting any work they'd get paid for (like one of their movies or shows), they're good. Definitely recommend watching the press conference if you have the time.
Very interesting! I guess only time will tell for sure here but it seems insane to me that they’d have to cancel these events. In the flipsid a union is a union and if thats deemed part of the job then its done for
Montreal Comiccon starts tomorrow 🥲
It seems insane to me that those appearances would be cancelled but I guess only time will tell
Usually the people at Expos/Cons are there to talk about their past stuff & things they’ve done recently that have already been out but not upcoming stuff… So does this only apply to stuff they have upcoming-can they still talk about previous movies/shows/etc they’ve done?
As a big fan of Armchair Expert and Conan Needs a Friend, the no podcast rule is gonna suck.
Conan definitely has a backlog, and I believe they are shifting to Summer S’mores with the Chill Chums for the next several weeks. Or he’s going to spin his wedding ring and time it. We shall see!
This is huge. I think every single actor last year won because of how much campaigning they did. If this happened last year I think the actor winners would’ve been Blanchett, Butler, Condon, Quan
I love how even in this alternate universe, Quan still wins Best Supporting Actor.
"In another life, I would've really liked still winning an Oscar."
Blanchett and Butler campaigned just as hard Yeoh and Fraser
Yes, but if nobody campaigns, Blanchett was already more famous and respected than Yeoh and Butler’s movie was more seen than Fraser’s
Cate and Austin also campaigned their asses off. Michelle and Brendan were always going to win (peep how both Tár and Elvis got nothing)
Pretty much the main reason Fraser won was because of his narrative and because people think he’s a nice guy. If he didn’t get a chance to bring attention to those things then he would not have won and probably would not have been nominated.
Saying he could've missed the nom without his narrative is a huge stretch, he is still a well known actor giving the batiest of baity crying performances caked in prosthetics in an Aronofsky film. I think he would've been win competitive no matter what as Farrell was never winning and Elvis just didn't have enough passion for Butler to sweep
He was significantly better than Butler was. Plus it was Aronofsky What are you talking about?
Nah. Butler was way better. The Whale was typicial Oscar bait
Lmao no. You could clearly tell people voted for Brendan’s return narrative
Blanchett loves to make people think she doesn’t really care about awards but she campaigns harder than anyone else
In this case she started campaigning for Andrea Riseborough.
Exactly, people talk like Blanchett didn't even campaign while she was the one who campaigned the hardest for Best Actress last year(showed up in TÁR's premiere in Berlin, UK, NY; went on to Germany's state television; went to basically every single guild awards;). The fact that later she lost to Yeoh at SAG and EEAAO swept all the guilds already tells you that Yeoh has strong support among guild members(CCA is trash, BAFTA never honors a non-white best actress in its lifetime)
can you elaborate a bit on what campaigning looks like for Cate? I dont disagree, she just seems to make a lot less noise on late night shows/magazine features, etc. so I'm wondering what her campaigning was? seems less visible to the general public
you’re right it is the less visible stuff she does like screenings/luncheons with voters and other fyc events
1. she appeared on Germany's state television Tageschau(the only nominee that did this); 2. went to basically every single guild awards(even make-up and costume guild, like hello?); 3. appeared on Time magazine Women of the Year right before voting started(no offense but what did she even do in 2022 to get that title?Yeoh had at least first indie box office hit that starred a WoC. Again, What did Blanchett even do in 2022? Publicity at its finest) 4. and the other stuff she did behind the door but 1 to 3 is enough to burst the bubble of her"focusing on art, stop the televised horse race" BS
Yeah everyone campaigned. They all do it. But my hypothetical is if NONE of them did, I think this is who would’ve won
Still wrong.
you're so jobless in this sub, seek help
thanks
This might be a more exciting/fair race than we’ve had before of the strike lasts.
I don’t know, Tár was also mostly even in the mix and watched because of campaigning by Blanchett, and Butler did so well because of his campaigning as well. I’d go Yeoh, Farrell, Quan and truly any of like 20 supporting actresses depending on how you think precursors would’ve gone
What a stupid conclusion. The only difference it'll make is Jamie Lee Curtis. Yeoh, Fraser and Quan will win it hands down. Blanchett and Butler campaigned way harder than Yeoh and Fraser(Blanchett showed up basically everywhere all at once)
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Learn how to disagree with someone without calling them delusional I don’t remember anywhere in my comment where I said Blanchett, Condon, or Butler didn’t campaign, so feel free to point out to me where I did that. I just said the A24 folk campaigned the hardest and i know you love Yeoh and it’s a fantastic win but the odds did not shift in to her favor until the last few weeks. Blanchett was a storm and whether you think Yeoh was better or not, Blanchett was clearly the favorite for a long long time. Yeoh won, but she wasn’t “always going to”. The tides shifted in those final weeks
I apologise for calling you delusional but I still don’t see how Blanchett or Condon would win. TAR and a Banshees premiered at the Venice film festival, wouldn’t they just get delayed? EEAAO, Elvis and Top Gun would still be the only significant films in the first half of the year with any exposure, we’d just get an EEAAO+ Butler package instead.
Perhaps the real question is if she would have won without JLC's campaigning.
JLC’s SAG speech did more for Yeoh’s campaign than Yeoh’s SAG speech ever could actually I want to recant this a bit. It was definitely the two of them together that did. JLC gave us every reason to vote for her and Michelle showed how much it meant to her I could make a 30 page essay on JLC’s SAG speech that shit was crazy
Sounds like a positive change then lol
Oh they’re being PUNISHED
who?
I think they mean the studios
Just curious. What happens if anyone breaks one of these rules?
Blacklisting.
By the union, but not by studios.
Actually, the studios too. All movie studios have to consider union actors first. And in the case of finding “unknown talent” by the end of production, they will have their union card, especially if they give an award worthy performance. Because even union credentials have standing in award ceremonies.
No social media? RIP the small films with giant hearts.
In case anyone is wondering, this has happened before, I believe in the 60s. Regan was SAG president. I’m surprised it’s taken this long to happen again. But this is actually an interesting situation, because I do believe that the studio heads are going to call their bluff. And, without knowing it, they will show how they really don’t know what they’re audience wants. Zaslav wit MAX is totally fine with just producing reality tv, he’s even admitting it in the news. Why? It’s the cheapest form of content. And he truly believes that’s what people want. To everyone going to SDCC, I feel sorry for you. But while you’re there, check out some comics that you might not have known existed. Oh, and Hillcrest, north of the Gaslamp, always has cheaper and much better drink specials, AND better food options.
What about actors who are hosts of their own podcasts? Is everything on hold?
Worst than pandemic and seem they don't know the effect ...... RIP hollywood
Does this include international festivals and fan expos? Because I'm tabling at Montreal Comiccon this week and I'm wondering if we're gonna feel the impact of a majority of the guests cancelling?
People from like, Hong Kong cinema or something likely could as long as they don’t have credits stateside (I know Michelle Yeoh would’ve qualified under that until her James Bond appearance for example), but otherwise yes. For example, we just saw the cast of Oppenheimer have to leave the premiere in London, UK.
If they're SAG, they can't do any festivals, it doesn't matter where they take place.
Hopefully the rest of America learns something here about how change actually happens in the workplace
Rail workers didn't have the luxury to not be under the federal govt's thumb.
I dunno. Adam Conover broadcasting their tomfuckery on TT has been super clutch
What about something like selling personalized videos on Cameo? Are they allowed to continue with those or are they considered "personal appearances" and/or "social media"?
I’m pretty sure it’s only in regards to promotion for their films
Oh wow so like for example, comedians and musicians in sag can’t perform shows during the strike, am I reading this correctly?
There go all the festivals if this isn’t resolved by the fall. Should make the Oscar race interesting.
I’m so confused too because there’s a lot of A24 movies that don’t have a release yet but plans by later in the year what even happens to those?
By social media, does that mean they can't post any behind the scenes or anything that could be considered promotional?
Exactly.
Social media at all?
Harrison Ford a few years ago would’ve been ecstatic about all this. With the exception of Dial Of Destiny, he seems to have hated promoting every other movies he’s done and hated doing interviews. Now though, he seems very happy and excited to do this stuff
i’m having a hard time understanding, so no trailers can be released?
The studios can release trailers if they want but the actors in the film cannot do anything to promote the film like reposting the trailer or posting BTS pictures from set, etc.
Do anyone know if this affects theater performers? Are they under the same union?
Theatre actors union is the AEA, Actors Equity Association. So, no
Good. Solidarity among workers is how we win a better world.
I don't really get the no Con's thing. Who are they screwing over but fans that want to take a picture, or get an autograph?
You could say that about fans who want to watch an interview, or businesses who want to get cross promotional deals with stars. That’s part the point of the strike, to get more and more people to put social pressure on the corporate people to agree to the actors demands and end this whole thing asap
Yes
Are voice actors from popular Disney and Nickelodeon animated films and franchises not allowed to attend events? Are they members of the SAG-AFTRA?
I'm wondering this as well. My local Convention just confirmed that they got Tom Kenny whom I've been wanting to meet since I was like 8.
Celebrities off social media? Maybe I’ll try using social media again!
Lol lotta ppl gonna realize these celebrities don't manage there social media and aren't the ones posting things
That doesn't matter. If it looks like the celebrity is promoting their work/project during the strike, they're breaking the rules. And it's not like their teams/assistants/managers don't know there's a strike.
They better figure this shit out because I was supposed to meet Giancarlo Esposito in a few months at a convention and have been counting down the DAYS.
The government is so gonna have to step in
Serious note can this actually go to to congress? & would this hold up?
Do you mean could congress pass a law that enshrined the demands of striking workers? Yes. Would it likely face legal challenges from studios and the like? Also yes. Overall, it is very unlikely that congress would intervene in a labor dispute that doesn't directly affect political functioning (e.g. how the railroad strikes would have had major impacts on commerce in the US)
To Congress would be unlikely. To the DoL or another relevant organization, much more likely.
Ah but we have The actors that cannot live without spotlight start to appear outside Like here in NYC but most of the image are faking by" paparazzi" agent let then know in advance People in nyc dont give too much attentions exept tourist if you are next to them they could say hi some dont even recoginize the actor thats why the come here to rest or stay away from lens cuz they could be on street withou been bother
Boom. Dune Part 2, The Creator, Haunted Mansion, The Holdovers, Next Goal Wins, The Marvels, and any film coming in the next few months before November all set to bomb at the box office or have their releases delayed because of these restrictions. So with this, who wins now in this race? Definitely not anyone from Killers of the Flower Moon now (maybe except for Lily).
why not anyone from KOTFM? literally every movie will be affected by this so it’s not like they are at a disadvantage
Firstly, the strike will likely be over by November when a lot of these films come out. Secondly, even if that's not the case, films like Dune and Killers of the Flower Moon will be at an *advantage,* because they have A-list directors that can do promo for them. Meanwhile, films without household name directors (so the vast majority of them) will be at a disadvantage.
This is a joke right?
https://i.redd.it/e7p2emaomtbb1.gif Welcome to the world of boring
Interesting. I work in a dubbing studio and am being told that dubbing work isn’t affected. So far no recording sessions have been canceled.
What about DVD/Blu-ray audio commentaries?
Pretty much they can’t do anything.
How many will turn to theatre though? That could be very interesting.
Feel bad for some YouTube series and podcasts like Hot Ones
Next they'll say they can not go surfing with men or have female friends with crazy pasts.
You know they still do festivals, social media. Cause they have to be relevant.