Striking Hollywood actors urge B.C. film workers to reject contract extension

Dozens of striking A-list actors are urging film industry colleagues in British Columbia to reject a proposed extension of their union agreements with major American studios, as concurrent Hollywood writers’ and actors’ strikes in Hollywood kneecap one of B.C.’s largest industries.

Stars including Elliot Page, Martin Short and Tatiana Maslany are among the 74 Canadian actors who signed a July 10 open letter calling for on- and off-screen colleagues in B.C. to vote down the deal they say uses them as “a bargaining chip,” according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers (AMPTP) wants to extend its current agreement with its counterpart in B.C. and five film unions, set

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