As the Hollywood actors’ strike nears its 100th day, another issue is being raised by the Screen Actors Guild — Halloween. The union, which represents the roughly 65,000 actors on strike since July, is asking its members to not dress up as characters from movies or TV shows produced by the studios they are striking against.
The union says this will send a clear message that actors won’t promote studio content without a fair contract.
Instead, SAG-AFTRA is recommending members dress in traditional Halloween costumes like ghosts, skeletons and zombies, or trick-or-treat as someone from an animated series.
The union says if striking actors do end up dressing up as characters based on content from the major studios, it just asks that they not post any photos to social media.
Actors have been on strike since July 14 over issues including increase pay over streaming programming and the use of artificial intelligence in Hollywood.
Last week, talks broke down between SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The AMPTP said the gap between the two sides was “too great, and conversations are no longer moving us in a productive direction.”
The Writers Guild of America ratified its new contract with studios earlier this month, ending a nearly 150 day strike.
