Zachary Levi calls SAG-AFTRA strike rules 'dumb'
Zachary Levi Calls Actors Strike Rules “Dumb” at Fan Event https://t.co/obyOXR34OB
- The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) August 4, 2023
Zachary Levi was at the Manchester Comic-Con last weekend and similar to other DC Comic actor Stephen Amell, slammed the union rules that prohibit him from discussing past work he has done amid the strike. Saying:
"This is so dumb," the Shazam! Fury Of The Gods star said. I'm not allowed to talk about any of my previous work. I'm not allowed to talk about movies that I may be a superhero in," Levi said. "I'm not allowed to talk about TV shows that I may have been a nerd who worked at a Best Buy. I'm not allowed to talk about any animated princess movies that I was fantastic in as the best prince ever! I'm not allowed to talk about those things."
Here's the video below:
Zachary Levi isn’t happy that strike rules keep him from talking about his previous roles in film and television pic.twitter.com/fAd5UDQJi9
- Geek Vibes Nation (@GeekVibesNation) August 4, 2023
Though in previous social media posts, Levi expressed his strong support for the work stoppage. In the below Instagram post, Levi "made a lengthy and passionately argued defense of both the strike and the reasons for it, and he took particular pains to outline clearly the dangers of AI on the entertainment industry." Saying:
“[The studio executives] do not care about human life, they don’t care about, really, life in general. They care about profits,” Levi says in the Instagram clip. He adds: “It’s always profit over people and not the other way around. So mark my words, if we don’t do something drastic right now… we’re doing something very drastic, and we need to be doing this very drastic thing.”
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