Actors , and Hollywood overall , are celebrating that the union has pass on a historical softwood 118 days after the rap set out .
Yesterday, after 118 days on strike, negotiators for the Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA)announcedthat they’ve reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) that will end the longest TV and movie actors strike of all time.
In a statement to its union members, SAG-AFTRAwrote, “In a contract valued at over one billion dollars, we have achieved a deal of extraordinary scope that includes ‘above-pattern’ minimum compensation increases, unprecedented provisions for consent and compensation that will protect members from the threat of AI, and for the first time establishes a streaming participation bonus.”
SAG-AFTRA added, “We have arrived at a contract that will enable SAG-AFTRA members from every category to build sustainable careers. Many thousands of performers now and into the future will benefit from this work.”
Full details of the agreement will be provided after the SAG-AFTRA National Board reviews the tentative agreement. But the strike has officially ended, and actors everywhere are celebrating this monumental win for their industry.
Here are some of their reactions:
First,Jeremy Allen White, who was attending the premiere of his upcoming movieThe Iron Claw, which was previously granted aninterim agreementby SAG-AFTRA,found outabout a deal being reached while being interviewed.
Similarly, Jeremy’s costarsZac EfronandHarris Dickinsonfound outonThe Iron Clawred carpet too.
Fran Drescher, who is the current president of SAG-AFTRA, wrote, “We did it!!!! The Billion+ $ Deal! 3X the last contract! New ground was broke everywhere! Ty sag aftra members for hanging in and holding out for this historic deal!”
Quinta Brunson posted on her Instagram story with the caption, “Oh, we’re so back,” and she shared this response when someone asked ifAbbott ElementarySeason 3 will begin filming soon.
https://t.co/avFGvVHlJNpic.twitter.com/RMTIcARZda
Lisa Ann Walter, who wasvery outspokenthroughout the entire strike, shared a video of the SAG-AFTRA strike captains celebrating and thanked them for holding the line “every. damn. day.”
be intimate these multitude . Held the Line . Every . Damn . Day.#SagAftraStrong#UnionStrong#StrikeCaptainshttps://t.co / Ev8rvoSV1W
Emerald Fennell celebrated by sharing this photo of Barry Keoghan on the set ofSaltburn.
STRIKE ’S OVERSAG WONGET READY 🧂 🔥 🧂 🔥 🧂 🔥 DADDY ’S HOME 🧂 🔥 🧂 🔥 🧂 🔥 pic.twitter.com / mRdYzGy7tP
Busy Philipps hilariouslypostedan Instagram story where she talked about how sad she was that she couldn’t talk about a project she’s excited about, presumably the newMean Girls, and then an hour later, news broke that the strike was over.
Ryan Reynolds posted this pic of “Dogpool” fromDeadpool 3, which will now resume filming.
Did Dogpool save the day ? Not a chance in gremlin hell . But she IS presently induce the Disney plushy merch section nightmares . come with the movie , Summer 2024 🐶 💩 Lpic.twitter.com/mMtUb4wSsk
Similarly, Hugh Jackman got ready to return to the set ofDeadpool 3, where he’ll be reprising his role of Wolverine.
Gon na need these beauties.pic.twitter.com/aaQhmxTjpC
Florence Pugh shouted out all of the “unbelievable work from everyone who was involved” in the negotiating committee, strikers, and more.
Mandy Moore wrote on herInstagram story, “Thank you @sagaftra negotiators and leadership for getting us over the finish line!!! Gratitude is the attitude!! And grateful to all those who walked the walked (picketers, strike captains, Our fellow union brothers and sisters, etc…).”
Octavia Spencer posted on Instagram, “Ready to work now that the strike is over!”
Sophie Turner posted SAG-AFTRA’s official post with the union’s statement to her IG story.
Camilla Luddingtonwroteon X, formerly Twitter, “YESSSSS IM READY TO SCRUB BACK INNNNNNN,” alluding to production resuming onGrey’s Anatomysoon.
Jack Quaid, who was seen on the picket line multiple times over the course of the strike, simplywrote, “YESSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!” on Instagram and X.
Reneé Rapp shared thenew trailer forMean Girlswith the caption, “I’ve been struck and now watch me streak.”
i ’ve been struck and now check me streakhttps://t.co/zHae7NoCTY
Ariana DeBoseexpressedher excitement to get back to work after the historic strike ended “with a historic deal.”
Rahul Kohli posted the interview as a team clip fromStep Brothers, along with the caption, “Me and @katesiegelofficial at midnight, ready to promote The Fall of the House of Usher…”
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan was finally able to post about how happy she was to voice a character inBig Mouththis season. And in another tweet shewrote, “THROW ME IN AUDITION ROOMS LETS GOOOOO!!”
ALSO YEA I WAS IN BIG MOUTH THIS time of year LOLOLOL AND MY NAME IS BESIDE MEGAN THEE STALLION IN THE credit YESSIRpic.twitter.com/bS3DpsPgko
Lizze Broadway, who stars as Emma onGen V,shareda screenshot of her FaceTiming with her costars Asa Germann and Derek Luh, who play Sam and Jordan, with the caption, “LETS GOOOOOO #SAGAFTRASTRONG.”
Also, since the show premiered during the strike, Lizze tweeted a cute introduction to herself and her character.
hi , I play ‘ Emma ’ on@genv#genv
Kumail Nanjiani said he was thrilled to share something he’s very excited about…
YES ! ! ! Hallelujah . I can tweet a certain trailer that I am VERY EXCITED ABOUT at midnight.https://t.co/wFI8mgGrcW
…which ended up being that he is joining the cast of the newGhostbustersmovie, and how honored he is.
Ghostbusters was my first favorite movie . I remember the first time I watched it . It palpate like someone had made a movie just for me . Anyway here ’s the laggard for the Ghostbusters movie that I am in.https://t.co/F3sw8Ec026
Lesley-Ann Brandt thanked her fellow SAG-AFTRA union members as well as the WGA, the Teamsters, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, and other union members who joined the strikes.
Thank you ! 🙏 🏾 Thank you@WGAWest@WGAEastthank you fellow@sagaftraunion members , thank you@Teamstersthank you@IATSEthank you to another other union member who link us . Thank you negotiating commission . See you on set ! 😭 https://t.co/qECdjza3rh
And finally, Mark Hamill shared that he’s “tentatively thrilled beyond words!!!”
AT LAST … they have reached a " tentative " arrangement … and I am tentatively thrilled beyond words!!!#SAGAFTRA_STRONG ✊ https://t.co / tAZDqB1JJm
We’ll be sure to update throughout the day as more actors celebrate this historic win for SAG-AFTRA.
