What SAG-AFTRA and Studios Need to Resolve as Contract Talks Resume

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Optimism for a strike-ending deal is high as issues like streaming compensation and AI consent are on the table

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SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher, left, and AMPTP president Carol Lombardini. (Christopher Smith/TheWrap, Getty)

SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers are set to return to the negotiating table Monday — just eight days after the WGA reached its own deal — with several issues that need to be resolved in order for Hollywood to resume production.

Many actor-specific issues will be discussed in the negotiating room, but the biggest topics will be increased compensation to counter declining real wages — particularly when it comes to streaming — and ensuring that actors have control over whether their performances and likenesses are replicated by AI programs.

Once again, the quartet of CEOs that took over talks with the WGA — Disney’s Bob Iger, Warner Bros.

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