Kumail Nanjiani Says WGA, SAG-AFTRA Double-Strike Will ‘Get Us to Our Goals Faster’ (Video)

The actor and writer, best known for his Oscar-nominated “The Big Sick” script and starring role in Marvel’s “The Eternals,” pickets outside Paramount

Kumail Nanjiani at the Paramount picket lines, July 18
TheWrap

Actor Kumail Nanjiani hopes Hollywood’s WGA and SAG-AFTRA double-strike will expedite the process of both unions reaching fair deals in renegotiations their contracts with the AMPTP.

“I think it’s exciting. I’m glad that we’re aligned in our goals, because ultimately all the different professions that work within the industry, we’re all doing the same thing,” he told TheWrap. “We’re all making movies and TV shows. That’s what we want to do, that’s what we love doing. So the solidarity, I think, is very exciting and I think it’ll get us to our goals faster.”

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