Production on Hollywood films and hit TV shows has ground to a halt.
Apart from the stars on the picket line, how is this strike different from other labour disputes?For the first time since 1961 – when Ronald Reagan was a union rep – actors and writers in the US have gone on strike.
In the UK, Brian Cox, who played the terrifying media boss Logan Roy in the award-winning TV show Succession, led a rally in support of their actions.Cox tells Michael Safi why streaming and AI could transform the job he loves and is threatening the careers of younger actors.
He explains why he fears writers’ work is being devalued to the point where the standard of films and TV work will drop.
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