You might need to wait a little longer for the TV shows and films you’ve been looking forward to (Picture: Getty/AP)
A number of your favourite TV shows and films could be thrown into chaos amid the Sag-Aftra strike.
The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, which represents 160,000 television and movie actors, has announced strike action after major studios failed to offer an adequate pay deal.
They join screenwriters who have been picketing for over 70 days. The aim of the discussions was to seek out a fairer split of streaming profits and a guarantee that artificial intelligence (AI) will not be used to replace duties performed by actors.
However, following 12 days of turbulent negotiations, an agreement on a new contract has not been reached, triggering a strike vote by the Sag-Aftra National Board on Thursday morning (July 13).
Following a vote leading to strike action, the union has directed all its members to immediately stop working on all scripted film and TV around the world.
As you can imagine, the entertainment industry is completely up in the air and actors could be prevented from promoting or even starting work on some of 2023 and 2024’s biggest releases.
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Major international film festivals – such as Venice and Toronto – could be a lot quieter with red carpet activity and actor appearances in doubt as Hollywood’s top talent observe the strike action.
However, some productions will continue unhindered with Game Of Thrones spin-off House Of The Dragon causing controversy after announcing production will not stop on the second series of the show.
While the full impact of the actor’s strike is not yet known, these are the productions expected to be shut down and delayed during the action:
Avatar 3 and 4
Production for the third and fourth instalments of the Avatar franchise had begun (Picture: 20th Century Studios via AP)
Gladiator 2
Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, and Denzel Washington are among the stars signed on for the upcoming Gladiator sequel (Picture: Universal Pictures)
Wicked
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo will appear in the film adaptation of Wicked which is currently filming (Picture: Instagram)
Beetlejuice 2
Winona Ryder and Jenna Ortega had been pictured filming for the eagerly-anticipated Beetlejuice sequel (Picture: Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock)
Deadpool 3
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are set to appear in the Marvel film and had been seen filming in London (Picture: Twentieth Century Fox via AP)
Ghostbusters 4
Billy Murray will return for Ghostbusters 4 alongside Paul Rudd, Finn Woolfhard, and Mckenna Grace (Picture: Columbia Pictures/Getty Images)
Mufasa: The Lion King
Production for the Lion King spin-off is thought to be put on hold with Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen among the film’s stars (Picture: Disney)
Paddington in Peru
Paddington will be journeying to Peru in the upcoming film starring Olivia Colman, Antonio Banderas, Emily Mortimer and Rachel Zegler (Picture: Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock)
American Horror Story
Emma Roberts and Cara Delevigne have been spotted filming for the twelfth series of American Horror Story which will also star Kim Kardashian (Picture: Christopher Peterson/SplashNews.com)
Andor
After being affected by the writers’ strike it is thought production of Star Wars series Andor will be halted due to the actors’ strike (Picture: AP)
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A number of popular productions will be impacted by the strikes.
