Sarah Silverman berates ‘scabbing’ actors for working on indie projects during SAG strike
The IndependentGet our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “When SAG joined the strike, it’s: ‘Movie stars aren’t making movies for you anymore, now what are you going to do?’ Well, they’re making movies. “Now, all of a sudden movie stars can make movies if they’re indie movies where they promise they’ll only sell it if X, Y, and Z. That’s called the end of the strike, motherf***ers!” Silverman captioned her post with an appeal: “Set me straight and I’ll take this down. What am I not getting?” In the comments section, New Girl star Zooey Deschanel wrote: “I think we are striking certain particular contractual agreements with the amptp – not all work.” Watch Apple TV+ free for 7 days New subscribers only. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free Yellowjackets star Juliette Lewis commented: “Call me an idealist but my HOPE is that there is a big mid- range Indie movie Renaissance that goes into theatres that are NOT waiting to be ‘sold’ streamers and that this formula and model gets broken and interrupted and threatened- of going to streamers.