Sag-Afra: What happens now the actors’ strike is over?
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. In an interview with Variety this week, Christopher Nolan – whose $1bn-grossing biopic Oppenheimer was a rallying call for traditional release methods – claimed: “Part of the craziness with the labour negotiations this summer has been the studios sitting there and going, ‘Well, we can’t pay you because we don’t have enough money,’ To which the answer is ‘Well, you don’t have enough money because you’re not managing your business correctly. None of us could ask for help.” Today is a day of optimism Christopher Ross, president of the cinematographers union According to Barnette, 83 per cent of the Guild’s membership have been out of work since the strikes, with the majority of designers – along with other technical craftspeople – being freelancers. With companies unable to greenlight new projects during the writers’ strike, it’s not simply going to be a matter of someone calling “action” and the industry will be back up and running again. It’s great for the casts, crews and it’s great for the UK because that revenue will start flowing back.” It would be oversimplifying things to suggest that the strike has “solved” things.