More actors including Charlize Theron, sign letter to SAG-AFTRA leadership

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Deadline can reveal that the SAG-AFTRA “prepared to strike” letter has now been signed by over 1,000 actors, including Charlize Theron, Joaquin Phoenix, Jamie Lee Curtis, Cobie Smulders and Pedro Pascal and SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher https://t.co/yNJUPZt22y
- Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) June 28, 2023

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[squirrels_oh_no]

Lmao Fran Drescher is the president of SAG-AFTRA so she signed a letter to herself lmao.

[afeelingunacted]

To Fran,

Negotiate better bitch.

Love, Fran.

[andisprohi]

What's worse is that she signed it "George Glass, on behalf of my girlfriend Fran"

[deerlike]

This is like when Fran met AU Fran (Bobbi Flekman) on The Nanny.

[quinnmorgendorf]

Good for them for doing the right thing, but idk these second round lollygaggers make me think they were waiting to see how it was received before they committed. Like - oh this went over well? Oh my super famous colleagues already signed? Ok sure I'll sign.

[i_am_nerg]

Honestly I think they put it together really fast after Fran's stupid video last week because they wanted to get it out there asap before SAG takes a deal (contract expires Friday), so I'm sure a lot of people did not hear about it in time. There's really no downside to signing it, I don't think anyone would have held off to see how it was received.

[afeelingunacted]

Honestly I am SO MAD about how the writers are being treated like an afterthought. DGA used them to get a better deal, SAG is using them to get a better deal, the people who come up with the ideas are starving and asking for breadcrumbs.

It always seems like everyone BUT the idea makers are getting paid.

[sandstorm]

I'm surprised actors seem okay with the writers not having a fair deal (not all of them, I know a lot of the Abbot Elementary gang support them). Like they're okay with performing the words of ChatGPT??

[progression]

Laci Mosley let a few of her guests (who are writers) on Scam Goddess explain the strike on their respective episodes and I was honestly shocked to find out what all goes behind the scenes. Sure, there’s a small minority of writers that are big names and make bank, but the rest continue to be screwed. If I were famous and an actor, I’d be lending my name to the cause so fast. You literally wouldn’t have work if it wasn’t for the writers… wtf!

[scriptedending]

Not to be overly dramatic, but I really do feel like this is a critical juncture for film and television writing as a profession. I really hope SAG holds out for a good deal, and that the WGA doesn't get left out in the cold.

[bodylikemind]

i was listening to the town and it's truly crazy how like, bad things have gotten for writers. i know sag has their own very specific things they are hitting on but the idea that you cannot build a career as a writer anymore is really sad.

[therearewords]

Fingers crossed.

[bodylikemind]

need the writers to get a good deal so that i can stop being served their terrible tweets on twitter (not tweets about the strike ofc) GET THEM BACK IN THE ROOMS!