To get a sense of just how much animosity is flying around Hollywood these days, watch how Ron Perlman responded to a report that the studios aimed to prolong a strike long enough for writers to lose their homes.
Perlman, the hulking, gravel-voiced actor of “Hellboy,” leaned into the camera in a since-deleted Instagram live video to vent his anger. “Listen to me, mother-,” Perlman said. “There’s a lot of ways to lose your house.”
“We’ve talked about disruptive forces on this business and all the challenges we’re facing, the recovery from COVID which is ongoing. It’s not completely back,” Disney chief executive Bob Iger said Thursday. “This is the worst time in the world to add to that disruption.” The last time screen actors and writers struck simultaneously, in 1960, the guilds established royalty payments for replays of films and TV episodes, among other landmark protections. If that strike reckoned with the dawn of television, this one does much the same for the streaming era.
“You used to be able to work on a broadcast show, one show and you’re good for the year because of the residuals,” said actor Nachayka Vanterpool on the picket lines. “And then you have streaming coming along and you got 20 cent residual checks. That impacts you.” Many are now girding for a prolonged stoppage that, if carried into September, would greatly impact the fall TV schedule and the film festivals that launch the season’s awards contenders. Drescher said she “couldn’t believe” how far apart her union and AMPTP are.
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