Anna Kendrick keeps it casual in denim shorts and a T-shirt as she joins the picket line outside LA’s Fox Studios amid ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike
Anna Kendrick joined the picket line in Los Angeles Tuesday amid the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes.
The actress, 37, kept it casual in cutoff shorts and an oversized SAG-AFTRA T-shirt as she and her fellow actors protested in front of Fox Studios.
The Self Reliance star wore white Nike socks and New Balance sneakers as she marched carrying an ‘On Strike’ sign.
She appeared to be wearing minimal makeup while her hair was styled in loose waves.
The Pitch Perfect star wore a wide brim hat and dark shades.
Strike: Anna Kendrick joined the picket line in Los Angeles Tuesday amid the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes
Member of the Writers Guild of America went on strike May 2 and the actors followed six weeks later after negotiations with the Hollywood studios broke down.
This is the first time since since 1960 that actors and writers have been on strike simultaneously.
Both groups are asking for more pay, better working conditions and protection from Artificial Intelligence.
Writers are concerned studios will replace them with AI to write scripts.
Actors are concerned about their images and performances being digitally altered without permission or compensation.
Work has been brought to a standstill in the movie and television industry due to the walkouts.
Anna will have a busy schedule ahead of her when she returns to work.
She has completed work on the mystery Woman of the Hour as not only the star, but the director.
![Casual: Anna, 37, kept it casual in cutoff shorts and an oversized SAG-AFTRA T-shirt as she and her fellow actors protested in front of Fox Studios. The Self Reliance star wore white Nike socks and New Balance sneakers as she marched carrying an 'On Strike' sign](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/08/01/23/73858039-12362695-Casual_Anna_37_kept_it_casual_in_cutoff_shorts_and_an_oversized_-a-68_1690929713101.jpg)
Casual: Anna, 37, kept it casual in cutoff shorts and an oversized SAG-AFTRA T-shirt as she and her fellow actors protested in front of Fox Studios. The Self Reliance star wore white Nike socks and New Balance sneakers as she marched carrying an ‘On Strike’ sign
![Directorial debut: Anna will make her directorial debut later this year in the fact-based murder mystery Woman of the Hour, about a serial killer who makes a match on The Dating Game in the middle of his crime spree](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/08/01/23/73858229-12362695-Directorial_debut_Anna_will_make_her_directorial_debut_later_thi-a-70_1690929713247.jpg)
Directorial debut: Anna will make her directorial debut later this year in the fact-based murder mystery Woman of the Hour, about a serial killer who makes a match on The Dating Game in the middle of his crime spree
The drama, based on real events about a serial killer who became a contestant on The Dating Game, is her feature film directorial debut.
‘I felt so connected to the story, the tone, and the themes around gender and intimacy, that when the opportunity came up to direct the film, I jumped at it,’ she told Deadline. ‘It feels meant to be.’
Following up on that with Collider, the singer, actress and now, director, explained she jumped in after the movie lost its original director.
‘I just felt this upwelling of like, “Oh, no, I would be horrified if anybody did it but me.” I wouldn’t let anybody do it but me. I felt so certain that it was mine.’
Woman of the Hour is expected to premiere later this year.
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