Hollywood A-Listers Lead SAG-AFTRA Strike Rally At Times Square

Bryan Cranston and Brendan Fraser at Times Square. (Image Courtesy: AFP)

New York:

Hollywood A-listers together with Emmy winner Bryan Cranston and a bunch of Oscar winners on Tuesday led a big rally of putting actors and writers in New York’s Times Square, because the stalemate with studios and streamers dragged on. Academy Award winners Brendan Fraser, Jessica Chastain and F. Murray Abraham had been among the many stars becoming a member of the mass of demonstrators. Movie and tv manufacturing has successfully shut down within the United States since 1000’s of members of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) guild walked off the job on July 14, becoming a member of writers who’ve been on strike for weeks.

Both guilds are demanding higher pay and job safety, in addition to safeguards towards the risk posed by synthetic intelligence as they pursue the primary industry-wide walkout in 63 years.

“We will not be having our jobs taken away and given to robots,” “Breaking Bad” star Cranston informed attendees, referring to fears about AI getting used to recreate an actor’s likeness.

Surrounded by Times Square’s big screens, which frequently promote the newest motion pictures and streaming collection, Cranston delivered a message to Disney boss Bob Iger, the goal of the actors’ ire.

“We will not have you take away our right to work and earn a decent living and, lastly and most importantly, we will not allow you to take our dignity,” he bellowed, carrying a SAG-AFTRA t-shirt and elevating his fists.

Abraham, greatest identified for successful an Academy Award for his starring function within the 1984 film “Amadeus,” mentioned unionism was “good for America.”

“We’re fighting for integrity, respect, and honor,” mentioned the 83-year-old, who lately featured in tv hit collection “The White Lotus.”

Steve Buscemi and Christian Slater had been additionally among the many protesters.

SAG-AFTRA represents actors from mega-stars to day-players who take small roles on tv collection. It represents about 160,000 folks, together with stuntmen and dancers.

The industrial motion not solely prohibits actors from filming but additionally from selling their productions in particular person or on social media.

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