Why Are Actors Making Movies During The Strike? What To Know About SAG-AFTRA's 'Interim Agreements'

CBS Los Angeles

August 25, 2023

The actors and writers strikes have resulted in most Hollywood film and television productions being shut down, from the "Gladiator" sequel to the live action "Lilo & Stitch." But some independent films and television productions are still filming after reaching agreements with the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists that will allow them to continue with union actors amid the strike.

It's a move that the union leadership says is an essential negotiating tactic, but that's also proved divisive and confusing to many sweating it out on the picket lines while movie stars like Anne Hathaway and Matthew McConaughey continue to work.

Here's what to know about the "interim agreements" that are keeping some Hollywood productions filming.

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