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As Hollywood scrambles to get back to work, stars and politicians alike react to strike ending
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SAG-AFTRA chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, left, rallies striking actors in outside Paramount Pictures studio, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, in Los Angeles. - photo by AP Photo/Chris Pizzello
Hollywood jumped into planning mode Thursday at the news of a tentative agreement between striking actors and the major entertainment companies. After 118 days of most productions shut down and most stars unable to promote projects, publicists, studios and awards strategists went into hyperdrive plotting out how to best use their newly available talent for what's left of the year — and awards season. Just hours after the tentative agreement was announced, “The Marvels” star Iman Vellani was already being offered to press for interviews.