Extra particulars on hanging actors’ calls for have emerged.
The Display screen Actors Guild went on strike over main studios’ refusal to satisfy their calls for for a two p.c lower of streaming income and a 230 p.c improve in overseas streaming residuals, amongst others, based on Variety.
On studios’ use of generative AI and actors’ digital likenesses, Selection writes:
The union desires to require {that a} performer has to consent to any use of their efficiency to coach an AI system. The AMPTP would settle for that for AI coaching used to change or recreate that performer’s likeness. However based on Crabtree-Eire, the AMPTP would give studios carte blanche to coach AI methods to create “artificial” performers, or for different functions.
SAG-AFTRA additionally desires studios to get union consent on particular person makes use of of AI, which the studios have refused to grant. There may be additionally the dispute over background actors.