SAG-AFTRA’s Duncan Crabtree-Ireland Says Studio Talks Are “Productive”, But Cautions “We’re Not There Yet” As A.I. Emerges As Latest Focus
deadline.comThere’s real optimism in Hollywood that the actors and the studios are inching closer to a deal that would end the strike. Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, SAG-AFTRA’s chief negotiator, told Deadline that talks over the weekend have been “productive” and he remains “cautiously optimistic about making progress” but warned that the guild and the AMPTP are not just “dotting I’d and crossing T’s” just yet.
He added that A.I. is the current focus of talks. “We worked all weekend, working with the company reps to try and move the ball forward.
I remain cautiously optimistic about making progress. We are not there yet. So, any rumors that have been floating around that deal was imminent… we have real substantive issues still between us, but we are working to make progress.
We’re going to be continuing this week as it takes until it’s done. But those issues are important and so there is no agreement until we reach that point,” he told Deadline outside Netflix, where around 150 strikers were dressed in professional attire to show that they mean business.
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