Hollywood Shuts Down , As Actors Join Writers' Strike.br CNBC reports that , Hollywood actors , have officially gone on strike.br After failing to reach a new contract deal with br producers, members of the Screen Actors Guild br (SAG) will join the ongoing writers' strike. .br The decision essentially shuts down br Hollywood, bringing all film and television br productions featuring actors to a screeching halt.br CNBC reports that this marks br the first tandem strike to take br place in Hollywood since 1960. .br The strike includes barring actors br from promoting any past projects br at conventions, interviews or in panels. .br SAG was looking to secure improved compensation, br working conditions and benefits in addition to safety br measures revolving around the use of artificial intelligence.br Since May, the Writers Guild of America has been on br strike for a similar list of reasons, including the use br of artificial intelligence and how it impacts Hollywood. .br Since May, the Writers Guild of America has been on br strike for a similar list of reasons, including the use br of artificial intelligence and how it impacts Hollywood. .br The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, br which represents major studios like Disney and Netflix, argued br that actors are dismissing a "groundbreaking AI proposal.".br The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, br which represents major studios like Disney and Netflix, argued br that actors are dismissing a "groundbreaking AI proposal.".br Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, br national executive director and chief negotiator br for SAG-AFTRA, slammed the proposed AI deal. .br They proposed that our background br performers should be able to be scanned, br get paid for one day’s pay, and their br company should own that scan, br their image, their likeness, and should br be able to use it for the rest of eternity br in any project they want with br no consent and no compensation, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, national executive director br and chief negotiator for SAG-AFTRA, via CNBC.