Sarah Silverman called out actors who are still working on Indie projects instead of showing solidarity with WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikers.
, and movie stars are making movies that you know the goal is to sell them to streaming?” She further argued that the strikes could be “exponentially prolonged, because they have movie stars making movies.”actress pointed out that when SAG began picketing in July against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers over labor disputes it was supposed to send a message.
“When SAG joined the strike, it [said], ‘Movie stars aren’t making movies for you anymore, now what are you going to do?’ Well, they’re making movies. What the f—k?” Silverman continued, revealing, “I got offered an indie movie, I f—king said ‘No,’ and so did a bunch of my friends, and now some of my friends are saying, ‘Yes.’ I’m really pissed.”
Silverman asked her followers — and fellow actors — to “please, explain to me why I shouldn’t be angry, because people are making real-deal sacrifices.” She expressed frustration for the “writers, actors, crew people, all these people [who] are sacrificing their livelihood for this cause. It’s called union strong, where we are all together.”
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