Hollywood's striking actors, studios to resume negotiations next week

(Reuters) - Striking Hollywood actors and studios will continue their negotiations on Friday, the SAG-AFTRA actors union said on Wednesday. Negotiators for the SAG-AFTRA actors' union and the Alliance

Negotiators for Hollywood's actors union unanimously recommended a strike after talks with studios broke down, setting the stage for performers to join writers on picket lines as early as Thursday and disrupt scores of shows and movies.

Use of Artificial Intelligence, particularly the notion that an actor's likeness could be used long after they have filmed a role, has been a sticking point. | Hollywood

The union said that they will end the longest actors strike against the film and TV studios in Hollywood history at 12:01 am on Thursday. | Hollywood

In a letter to Hollywood actors union last week, top actors had said that they were ready to walk off the job if negotiators failed to reach a ‘transformative deal’ on higher base pay and safeguards around use of artificial intelligence

The WGA went on strike in May after negotiations reached an impasse over compensation, minimum staffing of writers' rooms and the role of artificial intelligence.

(Reuters) -Hollywood studios and negotiators for Hollywood actors on strike will hold talks on Oct. 2, both side said in a joint statement on Wednesday, in the first such meeting in months. The

The WGA said 99% of the roughly 8,500 votes supported the deal, which provides pay raises, some protections around use of artificial intelligence and other gains.

SAG-AFTRA members walked off the job in July to demand higher compensation in streaming TV era along with protections around the use of artificial intelligence. | Hollywood