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
Number of actors? reduction in the need for a large number of actors? yes, absolutely. it commoditise number of actors? yes, absolutely. it commoditise is, number of actors? yes, absolutely. it commoditise is, it number of actors? yes, absolutely. it commoditise is, it cheapens - number of actors? yes, absolutely. j it commoditise is, it cheapens what people have spent a lifetime perfecting. and this is very issue. we are talking about something that has really only been possible probably within the last six months, six to eight months. and it s a real concern. you are looking at the ability of losing your ability to earn money, they think yes, it s a concern and i think really what it does is it highlights a real commercialisation of the film industry, perhaps more so than it has over the last decade. it is industry, perhaps more so than it has over the last decade.- has over the last decade. it is a business. has over the last decade. it is a business. it has over the last