According to industry sources, some of Hollywood’s biggest actors are prepared to join forces with the Writers Guild of America (WGA) in their fight for fair wages, improved healthcare, and better working conditions.

Both unions have been negotiating with AMPTP for months, but talks have failed to produce a satisfactory agreement. The strike is expected to have a major impact on the entertainment industry as it will disrupt the production of movies and TV shows across Hollywood.

With actors now preparing to join the picket lines, the strike is set to become even more high-profile and could potentially draw more attention to the writers’ cause.

BREAKING: SAG-AFTRA national board votes to go on strike, summoning its 160,000 members to hit the picket lines, union officials announce. https://t.co/GZr8fpn3le

— ABC News (@ABC) July 13, 2023

[It’s curious that the studios didn’t try harder to head this off, especially with the writers. If they’re banking on AI to cut writers out of the creative process, well … that’s a bad bet. — Ed]