Fran Drescher: The Complete SAG-AFTRA Strike Speech Video
deadline.comFran Drescher fired up her base today in a speech outlining strike plans. The Nanny star said that she was “shocked” by the way that studio execs are treating actors. “I cannot believe it, quite frankly, how far apart we are on so many things.
It is disgusting. Shame on them. They stand on the wrong side of history.” She added that actors can’t keep being “marginalized, disrespected, and dishonored” by a business model that has been changed by streaming. “If we don’t stand tall right now, we are all going to be in trouble.
We are all going to be in jeopardy of being replaced by machines and big business,” she added. Jessica Chastain was among the supporters.
She said that technology has changed the industry in an IndieWire interview. “But difficult things like contracts haven’t kept up with the innovations that have been made, resulting in huge inequality, people not able to earn a fair wage and support families.
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