With Hollywood already largely shut down this summer by the writers strike, the actors strike will complicate things even further.
SAG-AFTRA has officially joined the WGA by going on strike.
After initially extending talks with the AMPTP from the June 30 deadline through July 12, the actors guild formally called for a strike during a press conference on July 13 led by SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher and lead negotiator Duncan Crabtree.
With Hollywood already largely shut down this summer by the writers strike, which has been ongoing since May 2, the actors strike will complicate things even further.
First and foremost, all production will now be forced to shut down completely. Prior to this, some projects had managed to stay up and running by working off of already completed scripts and simply not having any writers on set — including big-budget productions like the second season of HBO’s “House of the Dragon.” Amazon just recently wrapped filming on Season 2 of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” in the U.K., making it one of the priciest shows to come in under the wire. Variety has confirmed that “House of the Dragon” will remain in production, however.
Granted, picketing by the WGA had managed to force some shows, mainly in Los Angeles and New York, to suspend production indefinitely, but now with no actors either, filming will come to a standstill.
