Mark Ruffalo is looking to return to his indie roots during the SAG-AFTRA strike.For the first time since 1980, the actors’ union has issued a work stoppage order against studios after the union did not reach an agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).“The Kids Are All Right” actor and Marvel star Ruffalo took to Twitter to encourage fellow stars to prioritize indie filmmaking over allegedly mishandled mega-studio productions that drive the wealth disparity in Hollywood.“How about we all jump into indies now?” Ruffalo wrote.
“Content creators create a film & TV-making system alongside the studio & streaming networks? So there is actual competition.
Then we just do what we always do — create great content & they can buy it, or we take it out ourselves & We share in those sales.”Ruffalo added of studio executives, “They’ve created an empire of billionaires & believe that we are no longer of value.
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