Will SAG Strike?
At midnight tonight, the deal between the Screen Actors Guild and the studio expires, and guess what? No new deal has been agreed on. So, does that mean the actors will strike?
Well, SAG president Alan Rosenberg said, "We have taken no steps to initiate a strike authorization vote by [our] members. Any talk about a strike or a management lockout is simply a distraction."
That's good, right? Not really. Midnight is only a few hours away, and unless a deal has been reached by then, there is no contract. And no contract means that actors can't work. Faaaaaabulous.
Luckily a lot of TV shows already filmed some fall episodes, so we'll still have something to watch if there is a strike (depending on how long it lasts - if it even happens). As for movies... well, no actors means no movies.
There's the chance that a temporary contract could be put in place to help avoid the strike, but that doesn't fix the fact that no long-term deal would exist.
Fingers crossed!
Update: Though no contract has been agreed upon, SAG is letting its members continue to work under their existing deal until further notice.
