The effects of the actors’ strike in Hollywood are starting to show. Deadpool 3one of the most anticipated productions of the future Marvel Cinematic Universe, stopped filming on the first day of the translators’ strike. Depending on how long the move takes, this could affect the film’s scheduled release date of May 3, 2024.
The news became known through Diversity. Here, Deadpool 3 it becomes the first blockbuster to stop filming. This comes just days after Ryan Reynolds caused a media and viral uproar. It came when the actor, the most recognizable figure in the film’s cast and production team, shared an image Hugh Jackman like Wolverine.
The peculiarity of the photo is that, in addition to the fact that Jackman for the first time replays the character he abandoned, the actor is dressed in the historical yellow suit that characterized this figure in the X-Men animated series. This was interpreted as a tribute to the followers Wolverine. However, after this news, it is not known when more positive news about this tape will become known due to open conflict within this sector of the entertainment industry.
Deadpool 3 and the union conflict that goes through Hollywood
Inside Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA, abbreviation in English) brings together 160,000 translators. On Thursday, July 13, 2023, it became known about the meeting of the union to vote on the issue of the strike. In the afternoon of the same day it became known that the members of this organization unanimously voted for this measure.
The above has been disclosed Fran Drescher, the president of the actors’ union, who suggested the press conference. SAG-AFTRA is demanding better working conditions for its members. Among their claims against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) are the following:
- Increase in wages.
- Revise and improve compensation for image rights used by video streaming platforms.
- Evaluation of the use of artificial intelligence in productions. In a statement released by SAG-AFTRA, it is defined as: “an existential threat to the creative professions, and all actors and performers deserve contractual language that protects them from the exploitation of their personality and talent without consent and payment.”
Actors and other members of SAG-AFTRA must not be part of any work or activity related to this line of business. Until now, all that is known about the blockbusters that were in development is that Deadpool 3 stopped the recording process. In addition to the actors’ strike, from May 2, 2023, Hollywood is facing a writers’ strike.
Source: Hiper Textual
