“This is real life and death stuff”: ‘Oppenheimer’ and ‘Barbie’ Cast Breaks Silence on SAG-AFTRA Strike, Demand For Fair Wages in Hollywood

With over two months, the Writers Guild of America's historic strike began. It has shattered film and scripted TV productions, project delays, and other similar setbacks. The Minimum Basic Agreement that protected the rights of all authors who worked for broadcast television expired on May 1 of this year. The following day, writers who worked for streaming media went on strike because they weren't getting paid enough. Along with that, the SAG-AFTRA Strike broke against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on July 14, 2023. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1296"] The SAG-AFTRA Strike[/caption] Hollywood is at a standstill because