Mark Ruffalo

“We are committed to the negotiating process and will explore and exhaust every possible opportunity to make a deal, however we are not confident that the employers have any intention of bargaining toward an agreement.”

https://apnews.com/article/actors-strike-hollywood-writers-ab1cce432e5ce393d0c5b3416a9bc91a

Hollywood actors agree to mediation, but strike may be unavoidable

Unionized Hollywood actors on the verge of a strike have agreed to allow a last-minute intervention from federal mediators. The actors’ union said in a statement that it is committed to exhausting every opportunity to make a deal with studios and streaming services before their contract expires late Wednesday. But it says they are not confident studios have any intention of reaching an agreement and avoiding a strike. The group representing the studios in the negotiations declined comment. If no deal is reached the actors could join already striking screenwriters in a work walkout that would grind Hollywood production to a halt.

AP News
Jul 12, 2023 at 3:35pmWeb
Show threadJohnWJul 12, 2023
@MarkRuffalo I hope you stand your ground. The "industry" side of the art has taken advantage of artists for too long.
Show threadMATAK79Jul 13, 2023
@MarkRuffalo more power to you all if you need to strike, strike. There’s almost 70 years of film and television programming that we can catch up on in the meantime, as you all stand your ground.
We’re on your side.
Show threadMichael CrispinJul 16, 2023
@MarkRuffalo I hope the writers and the actors get the contracts that they want but I wonder how long it's going to be until actors become expendable with the improvements in AI enhanced CGI and speech synthesizers? I'm guessing in the not too distant future an AI program will be able to complete a full length feature film with no input from director's producers actors or writers in a couple hours. Writers and actors will have nothing left to negotiate with.