Screen Actors Guild joins picket line at MB Studios
by Wrigley Zbyszewski and Mark McDermott Reinforcements arrived at the picket line Tuesday outside Manhattan Beach Studios as the Screen Actors Guild went on strike alongside the Writers Guild of America. Organizers say the future of the entertainment industry is at stake. Nick Geisler, a WGA writer and strike captain at MB Studios, said that the arrival of SAG actors at the picket line provided a much needed morale boost after 78 days on strike. “It was the the brightest, cleanest, coldest jolt of fresh air on a hot day that we could have asked for,” Geisler said. “It’s been a hot week, and having [SAG members] out there is incredible.” SAG officially went on strike July 13, creating a unified front with writers even as the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) appeared to toughen its stance. Bob Iger, the CEO of Disney, last week went very public in drawing a line in the sand in negotiations. “There’s a level of expectation that they have, that is just not realistic,” Iger said in a statement. “And they are adding to the set of the challenges that this business is already facing that is, quite frankly, very disruptive.” Geisler said that actors had joined…
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