Serkis, who has become a specialist in playing digitally created characters since he first played Gollum in “The Lord of the Rings” saga two decades ago, said “I’m probably one of the most scanned actors on the planet.” “We’re just like pieces of furniture without writers,” he said. union.Ĭox said it was important actors showed solidarity with striking screenwriters in the Writers Guild of America. The British actors' union is not on strike, though many members are also part of the U.S. And it’s the thing where we’re most vulnerable.” “The wages are one thing, but the worst aspect is the whole idea of AI and what AI can do to us,” he said. They chanted “One struggle, one fight, we support SAG-AFTRA fight” and “The luvvies, united, will never be defeated,” using a British slang term for actors.Ĭox, who played media mogul Logan Roy in “Succession,” said, “I think we are at the thin end of a horrible wedge,” with artificial intelligence shaking the foundations of actors’ work. Stars including Brian Cox, Andy Serkis, Hayley Atwell, Simon Pegg and Imelda Staunton gathered with other performers and production crew in Leicester Square for the demonstration organized by British actors’ union Equity. On Friday, actors in London rallied in solidarity with their Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists brethren. Roughly 65,000 actors - the vast majority of whom make less than $27,000 a year from their screen work - along with 11,500 screenwriters, are on strike. ![]() Studios and Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, where a Southern California heat wave hit hard all week.īut as the strike has begun to stretch on, the regular appearance of star writers and actors has given a jolt to picket lines in both LA and New York, and provided high-profile voices on issues that are key to both writers and actors - better pay and preserving established practices like residual payments, as well as protection from the use of artificial intelligence. ![]() It has been harder for picketers to keep the energy up at more sprawling corporate campuses like Warner Bros. “It’s been 364 days since I had a big roast beef and we’re doing it today,” Wareheim said. “There’s an Arby’s here and Eric hasn’t eaten Arby’s in a year,” Heidecker said. “We’re going to have to be out here until we get what we need to get.”īut they were confident about finding sustenance to get them through it. "I think it’s going to be a long struggle, a long fight," Heidecker said. His fellow comedians and comic actors abounded on the picket line, including “Saturday Night Live” and “Portlandia” alum Fred Armisen, “Hacks” star Hannah Einbinder, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” actor Chelsea Peretti, “What We Do in the Shadows” vampire Mark Proksch, and longtime comedy team Eric Wareheim and Tim Heidecker, who said they were not optimistic about a quick end to the strike. Maron starred on the series “GLOW” for Netflix, whose headquarters in an increasingly hip section of Hollywood has been a bustling hub during the strike, with music blasting and food trucks serving ice cream, shaved ice and churros. ![]() There’s a lot of people here and look, eventually they have to, they have to negotiate, right?” “I got some of my comedy buddies - we’re like, let’s go, let’s make sure we’re there and we show up for our union. “The momentum is still building,” said stand-up comic, writer and actor Marc Maron outside Netflix headquarters. LOS ANGELES (AP) - The combined strike by Hollywood actors and screenwriters entered its second week with no swift end in sight, and union leaders and star strikers, including a bevy of comedians attempted to boost morale Friday as the novelty of picket lines wears off.
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