As SAG-AFTRA starts negotiations with the AMPTP, the threat of a wider work stoppage is already having a chilling effect on film and TV production.
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, have kept shooting with nonwriting producers on set. If an actors strike becomes official, it would make filming scripted movies and TV shows nearly impossible for U.S. companies. The mere threat of a SAG strike has had a chilling effect on some sectors — insurance firms have begun refusing to bond indie film productions until at least June 30. Producers had to shut down the Joaquin Phoenix-Rooney Mara indie movie“If SAG doesn’t strike, people think they could mount productions for September or October,” says producer Ted Hope, who co-ran Amazon’s film division until June 2020.
The actors’ authorization vote results came through less than 48 hours after the Directors Guild struck its own
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