Adam Driver backs Hollywood strikes in Venice
3 min readBy AFP
VENICE: Adam Driver mentioned Thursday that he backed the Hollywood strikes and that his new indie movie “Ferrari”, premiering in Venice, confirmed huge studios it’s doable to deal with actors and writers higher.
Driver, 39, is among the few stars in a position to attend the Venice Film Festival as a result of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) made an interim settlement permitting impartial movies to proceed their promotional work.
“Why is it that a smaller distribution company like Neon and STX International (which funded ‘Ferrari’) can meet the dream demands of what (the Screen Actors Guild) is asking for… when a big company like Netflix and Amazon can’t?” he instructed reporters forward of the movie’s premiere.
Driver performs Enzo Ferrari, the racing automotive driver who based the enduring Italian model.
“I’m here to stand in solidarity with (the unions) by showing up, and just further proving the point that it really is about supporting the people that you make it with,” he mentioned.
“Ferrari” is directed by Michael Mann (“Heat”, “Collateral”) and is amongst 23 movies competing for the Golden Lion in Venice.
Mann mentioned everybody on the crew stood in “total solidarity” with the strikers, which included actors in addition to the Writers Guild of America.
“‘Ferrari’ got made because the people who worked on Ferrari made it by forgoing large percentages of salaries, in the case of Adam and myself, and producers working basically for no fees,” he mentioned.
“No big studio wrote us a cheque, and that’s why we can stand here in solidarity with both unions.”
Writers and actors have introduced Hollywood to a standstill, primarily over issues about pay within the streaming period and the potential use of AI know-how.
VENICE: Adam Driver mentioned Thursday that he backed the Hollywood strikes and that his new indie movie “Ferrari”, premiering in Venice, confirmed huge studios it’s doable to deal with actors and writers higher.
Driver, 39, is among the few stars in a position to attend the Venice Film Festival as a result of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) made an interim settlement permitting impartial movies to proceed their promotional work.
“Why is it that a smaller distribution company like Neon and STX International (which funded ‘Ferrari’) can meet the dream demands of what (the Screen Actors Guild) is asking for… when a big company like Netflix and Amazon can’t?” he instructed reporters forward of the movie’s premiere.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
Driver performs Enzo Ferrari, the racing automotive driver who based the enduring Italian model.
“I’m here to stand in solidarity with (the unions) by showing up, and just further proving the point that it really is about supporting the people that you make it with,” he mentioned.
“Ferrari” is directed by Michael Mann (“Heat”, “Collateral”) and is amongst 23 movies competing for the Golden Lion in Venice.
Mann mentioned everybody on the crew stood in “total solidarity” with the strikers, which included actors in addition to the Writers Guild of America.
“‘Ferrari’ got made because the people who worked on Ferrari made it by forgoing large percentages of salaries, in the case of Adam and myself, and producers working basically for no fees,” he mentioned.
“No big studio wrote us a cheque, and that’s why we can stand here in solidarity with both unions.”
Writers and actors have introduced Hollywood to a standstill, primarily over issues about pay within the streaming period and the potential use of AI know-how.
