“Radicalization may be a strong word, but the studio has brought people together more by doing it,” said Tom Szentgyorgi, whose credits range from “The Mentalist” to “NYPD Blue.” says.
Despite the hype on the first day, in the coming weeks we will block production equipment that spans over 100 studio facilities, hundreds of post-production houses, and a multitude of traveling location shoots in the Los Angeles area alone. will find it not an easy task for the writer. day to day. The latest Hollywood strike was his in 2007, which spanned over three months. The 2007 strike was winter, and daytime temperatures in Los Angeles were in the 60s for him. However, next summer in Burbank means 100 degree days every day.
Irene Turner, a 2007 strike veteran, was a little tired after spending three hours in the sun outside Disney on Tuesday. But she couldn’t stop doing it. “I’m sitting on my laptop, so this is very good for me,” she said.
Turner, who credited the 2017 Netflix film “America’s Most Hated Woman,” called the strike “necessary and miserable,” adding that “many people will be hurt.” The 2007 strike cost the Los Angeles economy an estimated $2.1 billion and hit small businesses that support TV and film production.
Actor (“Dickinson”)-turned-screenwriter Kevin Yi, who has been furiously signing up and downing outside of Warner Bros., said he’s worried about how long the strike will last.
“It felt like the producers wanted us to strike,” Yi said. “They foresaw this and stopped giving the go-ahead to a lot of things. There is no hope in this industry unless we do it. So for me, I have nothing to lose.”
