The presentation of the film “The Haunted Mansion” saw its red carpet deserted by its stars, who did not do the traditional promotional work for this first screening since Hollywood actors went on strike.
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The film premiere The haunted mansion of Disney, on the evening of Saturday, July 15, at Disneyland Park in California, was much less fanfare than expected. Its main actors, LaKeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish or even Danny DeVito and Jamie Lee Curtis, went on strike on the red carpet. Director Justin Simien, in attendance, said he was supportive of the cast while confessing he missed them.”horribly“.
Members of the actors’ union SAG-Aftra have joined the picket lines with those of the screenwriters’ union – the WGA – to cripple Hollywood, a move not seen in more than 60 years.
All protest against the conditions imposed by the studios. “I am a director, screenwriter and artist in this industry. And it’s really, really hard“said Justin Simien.”I absolutely support them. And I take part in the fight myself“, he said, adding that he would have liked”party with them here“.
The actors officially went on strike at midnight Thursday July 13 after noticing the deadlock in negotiations with the production studios. Like the screenwriters, the actors are demanding an increase in their remuneration, at half mast in the era of streaming. They also want to obtain guarantees regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI), to prevent the latter from generating scripts or cloning their voice and image.