Actor Joely Fisher, from left, SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher and Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, SAG-AFTRA national executive director and chief negotiator, take part in a rally by striking writers and actors outside Netflix studio in Los Angeles on Friday. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
LOS ANGELES, CA — Jason Sudekis was among some of the many A-listers seen on the picket line, as celebrities fight for their future in Hollywood. Today was the first official day of the walkout, marking Hollywood's biggest labor fight in more than 60 years.
Rosario Dawson and other top movie and TV actors joined picket lines alongside screenwriters a day after the dispute brought production to a standstill across the entertainment industry. Sudeikis was among the picketers pressing for progress following the breakdown of contract talks with studios and streaming services. Dawson, star of the film “Rent” and the “Star Wars” TV series “Ahsoka,” joined picketers outside Warner Bros. studios in Burbank.
“Lord of the Rings” star Sean Astin marched with chanting protesters outside Netflix's offices in Hollywood. Also present at Netflix were “Titanic” and “Unforgiven” actor Frances Fisher and “The Nanny” star Fran Drescher, who is president of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.
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The actors’ arrival energized the picket lines outside Netflix, where music blared and the sidewalks were packed with demonstrators.
Elsewhere, "Once Upon a Time” actor Gennifer Goodwin stood with protesters at Paramount Pictures.
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The famous faces of Oscar and Emmy winners will likely be seen with some regularity on picket lines in New York and Los Angeles, adding star power to the demonstrations outside studios and corporate offices.
Check out photos of the stars on the picket line below:
Actor Rosario Dawson attends a rally by striking writers and actors outside Warner Bros. studios in Burbank, Calif. on Friday, July 14, 2023. This marks the first day actors formally joined the picket lines, more than two months after screenwriters began striking in their bid to get better pay and working conditions and have clear guidelines around the use of AI in film and television productions.(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Writers and actors join forces as they walk the picket line during a strike, Friday, July 14, 2023, at NBC Universal Studios in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)Striking writers and actors take part in a rally outside Netflix studio in Los Angeles on Friday, July 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Striking writers and actors take part in a "Bastille Day: Let Them Eat Croissants" rally outside Sony Pictures studio in Culver City, Calif. on Friday, July 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Writers and actors join forces as they walk the picket line during a strike, Friday, July 14, 2023, at NBC Universal Studios in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)Next SAG-AFTRA member Chris Paseka takes part in a rally by striking writers and actors outside Netflix studio in Los Angeles on Friday, July 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Actor Joely Fisher, from left, SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher and Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, SAG-AFTRA national executive director and chief negotiator, take part in a rally by striking writers and actors outside Netflix studio in Los Angeles on Friday, July 14, 2023\. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Striking writers and actors take part in a rally outside Netflix studio in Los Angeles on Friday, July 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Striking writers and actors take part in a rally outside Netflix studio in Los Angeles on Friday, July 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Writers and actors walk the picket line during a strike, Friday, July 14, 2023, at NBC Universal Studios in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)Striking writers and actors take part in a "Bastille Day: Let Them Eat Croissants" rally outside Sony Pictures studio in Culver City, California on Friday, July 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Actor Dermot Mulroney takes part in a rally by striking writers and actors outside Netflix studio in Los Angeles on Friday, July 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Striking writers and actors take part in a rally outside Sunset Bronson studios in Los Angeles on Friday, July 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Striking writers and actors take part in a "Bastille Day: Let Them Eat Croissants" rally outside Sony Pictures studio in Culver City, California on Friday, July 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Actor Jason Sudeikis, center, walk a picket line with striking writers and actors, Friday, July 14, 2023 at NBC Universal Studios in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
