Adam Driver Defends Strike, Calls Out Netflix and Amazon in Venice – Rolling Stone

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Adam Driver may be at the Venice Film Festival to promote his new film FerrariBut he wants SAG-AFTRA representatives striking on the picket lines to know that he “stands in solidarity” with them.

To be clear: the driver is no He broke all strike rules by appearing in Venice and publicizing his biopic on Enzo Ferrari. The film, directed by Michael Mann and produced by Neon and STX, has a temporary SAG agreement because it has become independent from the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) and adheres to SAG rules and regulations.

“I’m so happy to be here to support this movie — the crunched schedule we had to shoot, the effort of all the amazing actors who work on it, the crew — but also, I’m so proud of it,” Driver said during the film’s press conference. Part of the AMPTP, and to promote SAG leadership guidance, is an effective tactic, the Interim Agreement.”

According to Driver, the SAG’s interim agreements are useful because they “allow independent film production” and “stop the bleeding a bit,” providing opportunities for people in the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) and SAG to work amid the ongoing actors’ strike.

He then criticized studios like Netflix and Amazon for not wanting to play by the SAG rules.

“Another goal is to say, clearly, why can a smaller distribution company like Neon and STX International fulfill the dreamy requirements of what SAG is asking…but a big company like Netflix and Amazon can’t?” Asked. “And every time people from SAG go and support a movie that has agreed to these terms, which is a temporary agreement, it makes it more apparent that those people are willing to support people who they’re with and who aren’t.”

He continued, “Understanding the temporary agreement, it is self-evident for all these reasons why you want to support your union, and I am here because of that: to show solidarity with them by showing up, and more.” Proving that it’s really about the people you make with“.

Mann, the 80-year-old director of cinema classics heat And Insiderechoing his star’s sentiments while also shouting out to the Writers Guild, who are past their 100-day strike period.

“We all stand in solidarity, individually and collectively, with SAG and with the Writers Guild as well,” Mann explained. “To be absolutely clear, once an agreement is in place, we fully encourage SAG-AFTRA members to act on that agreement and to promote the work done under that agreement as it benefits SAG in their negotiations.”

“No major studio has ever written us a cheque, and that’s why we’re here to stand in solidarity with both unions.”

Ferrari It will hit theaters nationwide on December 25.