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There will be no “Wednesday” dances, no “Barbenheimer” couples costumes, Lydia Tár cosplay, or “The Idol” sleaze on full display this Halloween — at least, not for actors, that is.
The ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike rules issued new guidelines for October 31 celebrations, with the union prohibiting members from dressing up as characters from content that has not received a waiver, per The Hollywood Reporter. Guess all the “Ferrari,” “Priscilla,” and “Eileen” costumes are a-go, however — as those films have received waivers from the guild — drumming up more publicity for indies as a silver lining.
IndieWire has reached out to SAG-AFTRA for comment.
Of course, actors can cosplay however they’d like so long as they do not post on social media, which would be considered promotion of struck content, even if the aforementioned actor does not star in the project they are “promoting” by way of dressing up.
According to THR, the memo to SAG-AFTRA members encouraged stars to “choose costumes inspired by generalized characters and figures — ghost, zombie, spider, etc.” Actors are also permitted to dress up as characters from non-struck content like an animated show; however, Marvel superheroes, despite having comic book roots, are owned by Disney so those characters would be against strike rules. Same for “Barbie,” which is an iconic toy but still a Warner Bros. produced film.
“Let’s use our collective power to send a loud and clear message to our struck employers that we will not promote their content without a fair contract,” the SAG-AFTRA post reads.
The ongoing strike has been taking place for approximately 100 days as actors negotiate with the AMPTP over the use of AI likeness, fair streaming residual wages, and more. Meanwhile, the WGA strike concluded in late September 2023.
Actors like Jessica Chastain and Adam Driver have spoken out about feeling torn between promoting their respective films that received strike waivers while still being in solidarity with the cause.
As “Ferrari” actor Driver said while at the Venice Film Festival premiere of the Michael Mann film, “I’m very proud to be here to be a visual representation of a movie that’s not part of the AMPTP and to promote the SAG leadership directive, which is an effective tactic, which is the interim agreement. Why is it that a smaller distribution company like Neon and STX International can meet the dream demands of what SAG is asking for, the dream version of SAG’s wishlist, but a big company like Netflix and Amazon can’t?”
Driver summed up, “Every time people from SAG go and support a movie that has met the terms of the interim agreement, it just makes it more obvious that these people are willing to support the people that they collaborate with — and the others are not.”
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