Universal Studios, which wanted to prevent US writers and actors from taking action, completely pruned the trees in front of its headquarters out of season.
The screenwriters whose income has decreased due to the use of artificial intelligence and whose films we have watched so far; He started protests and strikes within the Writers Guild of America. On July 13, more than 150 thousand players, most of whom we know, are members. US Players Union (SAG-AFTRA); officially supported the writers and the scope of the actions expanded.
The world’s largest movie companies, Netflix, Warner Bros., Fox, Paramount, strikes and demonstrations in front of the headquarters; It would also be held on July 17 in front of Universal Studios’ headquarters in California, USA. However, the company pruned all the branches of the trees in front of the center before the actions. Many activists said that this step was brutal, that the real target was “to prevent trees from taking advantage of their shade to protect themselves from high temperatures” stressed that.
You know Universal Studios, one of the biggest companies in the movie industry:
This company, which brought us the movie, whose name we can’t finish counting, is now a part of the actions organized to prevent the use of artificial intelligence instead of human writers. among the targets. Of course, as the protests grow, many of the problems of Hollywood that have accumulated over the years are brought to the agenda. For example, writers have low incomes even if artificial intelligence is not used, black actors and writers are not given enough assignments… List it goes on and on.
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In Hollywood, aka Los Angles, USA, the company has this iconic headquarters:
This sculpture, which has the iconic typography that the company used for a period, touristy of importance also has. It is also one of the landmarks of Hollywood. However, the trees in the background now allow the activists to rest.
The trees in front of Universal Studios were pruned to protect the activists from the heat as follows:
local authorities in California JulyDespite the warnings not to prune the trees in the region in August and September, taking this step proves that the company has another purpose. Because pruning of trees in these seasons, in the following cold months to their deaths can cause.
Due to the temperatures reaching 32 degrees in Los Angles, the activists, in front of the companies, They can take advantage of wooded areas.. However, if there is no shade left, they move to another area to continue their action, and this is the message they want to convey. weakening.
With the support of SAG-AFTRA, filming for many productions in progress in Hollywood due to the actions stopped. Actors who took part in many anticipated productions, including Deadpool 3, Mission Impossible 8, Gladiator 2, Mortal Kombat 2, support the actions. SAG-AFTRA’s decision to support actions during the premiere of Oppenheimer movie givenFor this reason, the stars in the film left the screening. they left the gala.