Halloween: Actors’ Union prohibits the use of costumes of characters from films and series; understand

With the arrival of Halloween, the Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) released guidelines for members who want to “celebrate Halloween this year while remaining in solidarity” with the Hollywood strike. In other words, we won’t see celebrities making references to characters from films and series like Barbie, Wandinhabetween others.

In a manual published by SAG-AFTRApublished by Varietymembers must “choose generalized costumes — like ghosts, zombies, spiders, and more. Let’s use our collective power to send a loud and clear message to our employers that we won’t promote their content without a fair contract.”

In other words, members will only be able to dress up as characters that are not directly linked to studios that are targets of the strike. For example, dressing up as one of the characters from Marvel, a Disney property, is prohibited.

Currently, the union is approaching its 100th day on strike after negotiations with the studios were interrupted last Saturday (14), without an agreement. The Screenwriters’ Union reached an agreement with the studios on September 26 and immediately resumed activities.

Hollywood actors have not gone on strike since 1980. The strike not only stops the filming of many projects that feature interpreters affiliated with SAG, but also prevents these actors from participating in press events for films that are already completed and on their way to release. movie theaters.