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    We asked Hollywood actors and writers to imagine the strikes on screen

    Some striking writers and actors told us it would be a rom-com. Others suggested a mystery, an alien abduction movie, or even a heist flick!
    by Mandalit del Barco Nov 04, 2023 4 minutes
    Actor Jason George is on the negotiating team with SAG-AFTRA: "It's a heist movie" he says.

    The saga of this year's historic double strikes in Hollywood is not over yet. The Writers Guild of America won a new contract after striking against the major studios and streaming companies for nearly five months. Now performers in the union SAG-AFTRA are waiting for their happy ending.

    How will this cliffhanger end, and how might it play out on screen?

    Would it be a TV reality show? A sitcom? A horror movie? A period picture titled, Hot Labor Summer or Two Strikes You're Out?

    A David And Goliath Story, a sci-fi flick, a romance...

    "I think it's a David and Goliath. "The studios have all this power, especially now that they're so big. We're just a rounding error to them. You've got Apple, Amazon, these giant companies, and then it's just a bunch of us who ... are barely making a living."

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