christopher nolan s oppenheimer in london last night as the strike was declared. the studios say they have made meaningful offers but that s been rejected by those on strike. the guild s president, fran drescher, said the decision by actors to walk out was a moment of truth . we are being victimised by a very greedy entity. i am shocked by the way the people that we have been in business with are treating us. i cannot believe it, quite frankly. how far apart we are on so many things. how they plead poverty, that they are losing money left and right while giving hundreds of millions of dollars to their ceos. it is disgusting. shame on them. they stand on the wrong side of history at this very moment. the issues in the strike go much deeper thanjust the film industry itself. the screen actors guild wants streaming giants to agree a fairer split of profits and better working conditions. but other demands like protecting actors from being replaced by digital replicas reflect
the issues in the strike go much deeper thanjust the film industry itself. the screen actors guild wants streaming giants to agree a fairer split of profits and better working conditions. but other demands like protecting actors from being replaced by digital replicas reflect wider challenges. the union wants guarantees that artificial intelligence and computer generated faces will not be used to replace actors. not since 1960 has a there been a strike on this scale. that dispute was led by the future us president ronald reagan seen here with his wife nancy and fellow actorjames cagney. live now to ben field, a producer and director of documentaries who has implemented ai into some of his productions. thank you for coming on the programme. thank you for coming on the programme-
the issues in the strike go much deeper thanjust the film industry itself. the screen actors guild wants streaming giants to agree a fairer split of profits and better working conditions. but other demands like protecting actors from being replaced by digital replicas reflect wider challenges. the union wants guarantees that artificial intelligence and computer generated faces will not be used to replace actors. not since 1960 has a there been a strike on this scale. that dispute was led by the future us president ronald reagan seen here with his wife nancy and fellow actorjames cagney. our entertainment reporter annabel rackham has more on the background to today s strike action. these actors are trying to reach an agreement with some massive organisations, disney, netflix, paramount and warner brothers. a lot of their issues
actors go on strike, joining screen writers who ve already stopped work. the issues in the strike go much deeper thanjust the film industry itself. the screen actors guild wants streaming giants to agree a fairer split of profits and better working conditions. but other demands like protecting actors from being usurped by digital replicas reflect wider challenges for the creative industries. the union wants guarantees that artificial intelligence and computer generated faces will not be used to replaced actors. not since 1960 has a there been a strike on this scale. that dispute was led by the future president ronald reagan seen here with his wife nancy and fellow actorjames cagney. let s get the latest from cbs news correspondent jarred hill in new york. we have run through some of the main headlines, but what of the sticking point in the negotiations between the studios on one side, the unions,
it is disgusting. shame on them. they stand on the wrong side of history at this very moment. the issues in the strike go much deeper thanjust the film industry itself. the screen actors guild wants streaming giants to agree a fairer split of profits and better working conditions. but other demands like protecting actors from being replaced by digital replicas reflect wider challenges. the union wants guarantees that artificial intelligence and computer generated faces will not be used to replace actors. not since 1960 has a there been a strike on this scale. that dispute was led by the future us president ronald reagan seen here with his wife nancy and fellow actorjames cagney. as we said, these issues go much wider than just hollywood live now to spencer macdonald, national secretary of the uk