Current:Home > StocksZac Efron, Octavia Spencer and More Stars React to SAG-AFTRA Strike Ending After 118 Days -FinTechWorld
Zac Efron, Octavia Spencer and More Stars React to SAG-AFTRA Strike Ending After 118 Days
View
Date:2025-04-18 11:39:55
The SAG-AFTRA strike is coming to an end.
After 118 days of striking, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists has reached a tentative deal with Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) on a new contract.
"We did it!!!!" SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher wrote on Instagram Nov. 8. "The Billion+ $ Deal! 3X the last contract! New ground was broke everywhere! Ty sag aftra members for hanging in and holding out for this historic deal!"
The strike will end at 12:01 am Thursday, Nov. 9, according to The Hollywood Reporter, with the deal going to the performers union's national board for approval on Friday, Nov. 10.
News of the agreement comes two days after SAG-AFTRA announced that they were presented with "AMPTP's 'Last, Best & Final' offer."
"Please know every member of our TV/Theatrical Negotiating Committee is determined to secure the right deal and thereby bring this strike to an end responsibly," a Nov. 6 statement from the organization's negotiating committee read. "There are several essential items on which we still do not have an agreement, including AI. We will keep you informed as events unfold."
On Nov. 7, the guild said they spent 10 hours deliberating and vowed to continue on the following day, adding to its members in a news bulletin, "We appreciate your patience and support while we finish our work."
The long-awaited agreement comes as a happy surprise to many actors—with Zac Efron learning the news at the Nov. 8 premiere of The Iron Claw, which was previously granted an exemption from the strike so the cast could promote the film.
"Let's go!" he told reporters in a video published by Rotten Tomatoes, while his costar Harris Dickinson joked, "Let's f--king get outta here and get back to work."
Meanwhile, their castmate Jeremy Allen White said he was "so happy."
He added to Entertainment Tonight, "That's amazing."
Here are what other stars are saying about the strike:
Octavia Spencer: Ready to work now that the strike is over! Congratulations and thank you to our @sagaftra negotiating committee! Proud to stand in solidarity with all SAG members over the last 118 days.
Kate Walsh: "The longest actors strike in Hollywood history is finally over!! I couldn't be more proud of our @SAGAFTRA negotiating committee, who persisted to get us all the RIGHT deal. I am in teary awe of my fellow actors and sister unions who fought with all they had, and for all the amazing people that make the magic happen in front of and behind the camera."
Jack Quaid: YESSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!
Daniel Dae Kim: "Woo hooo!!!! Let's hope the deal is fair and we can get back to work!"
Nia Vardalos: "It's over!!! The strike is resolved!! Looking forward to the entire industry getting back to work."
Molly Ringwald: "Tentatively celebrating end of strike!"
Frances Fisher: "Day 118. #SagAftraStrike OVER at 12:00 Midnight tonight."
Yvette Nicole Brown: "Praise, God! Won't He do it!"
And to see celebs on the picket line, keep reading.
(Comcast, which owns E! News' parent company NBCUniversal, is one of the entertainment companies represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.)
Peacock is live now! Check out NBCU's streaming service here.veryGood! (182)
Related
- Will the 'Yellowstone' finale be the last episode? What we know about Season 6, spinoffs
- This BTS member is expected to serve as torchbearer for 2024 Olympic Games
- Most deserving MLB All-Star starters become clear with full season's worth of stats
- 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' to open Venice Film Festival
- Trump suggestion that Egypt, Jordan absorb Palestinians from Gaza draws rejections, confusion
- Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier loses his bid for parole in 1975 FBI killings
- FTC says gig company Arise misled consumers about how much money they could make on its platform
- How obscure 'Over 38 Rule' rule can impact LeBron James signing longer deal with Lakers
- FACT FOCUS: Inspector general’s Jan. 6 report misrepresented as proof of FBI setup
- An Ohio apartment building, evacuated after a deadly explosion nearby, could reopen soon
Ranking
- 'We're reborn!' Gazans express joy at returning home to north
- How obscure 'Over 38 Rule' rule can impact LeBron James signing longer deal with Lakers
- Nikki Hiltz, transgender runner, qualifies for U.S. Olympic team after winning 1,500-meter final
- US new-vehicle sales barely rose in the second quarter as buyers balked at still-high prices
- The Best Stocking Stuffers Under $25
- Man admits kidnapping Michigan store manager in scheme to steal 123 guns
- 'What you're doing is wrong': Grand jury blamed Epstein's teen victim, transcript shows
- Do US fast-food customers want plant-based meat? Panda Express thinks so, but McDonald’s has doubts
Recommendation
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Hi Hi!
Melissa Etheridge's daughter found new siblings from late biological dad David Crosby
A bridge near a Minnesota dam may collapse. Officials say they can do little to stop it
Judge dismisses federal lawsuit over West Virginia prison and jail conditions
Rams vs. 49ers highlights: LA wins rainy defensive struggle in key divisional game
Authorities, churches identify 6 family members killed in Wisconsin house fire
Sizzling sidewalks, unshaded playgrounds pose risk for surface burns over searing Southwest summer
Can you buy alcohol on July 4th? A look at alcohol laws by state in the US