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Negotiations between the studios and the SAG-AFTRA actors' union
were suspended on Wednesday after studios rejected a demand for
a bonus tied to the number of streaming TV subscribers. Clooney
called the breakdown in talks "worrisome."
"At least get in the room. Don't take a vacation," Clooney said
when asked about the ongoing strike while attending a ceremony
in Los Angeles at the Roybal School of Film and Television
Production Magnet, which he co-founded.
The "Gravity" actor said SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher had
told him she was ready to restart talks to try to end the work
stoppage that started in July.
He said he hoped the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television
Producers (AMPTP), which represents Netflix, Walt Disney and
other companies, would decide to come back and negotiate.
"Hopefully we can just get in a room and get this thing solved,"
he said.
A spokesperson for the AMPTP did not immediately respond to a
request for comment. On Wednesday, the group said the gap
between the parties was "too great" and that conversations were
"no longer moving us in a productive direction."
The suspension in talks interrupted attempts to end labor
tensions that have put most U.S.-based film and television
production on hold, cost the California economy billions and
left thousands of actors and crew members without work.
(Reporting by Omar Younis; Writing by Lisa Richwine; Editing by
Sandra Maler)
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