After her historic effort to reach a new agreement between the Actors’ Guild and major studios, Meryl Streep asked Fran Drescher to run for president (Portal/Mike Blake)
If you had told us 30 years ago that the eternal Fran Fine from “The Nanny” would mark a milestone in Hollywood history, few would believe it. The actress Fran Drescher, president of the actors’ guild SAG-AFTRA2 since 2021, has stood out for her remarkable work in recent years The Hollywood actors’ strike lasted 118 days and which culminated this week with the signing of a… new tentative agreement between the union and the main film studios. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Drescher revealed his secrets historical tour.
The 66-year-old actress rose to prominence as the film’s host Fight against the changes that the film industry is going through currently due to streaming and the threat of artificial intelligence. Now Drescher is looking for a place where he can use his renewed reputation to do good on a broader scale.
During his entire term in office Drescher has broken out of the norm several times, both for his unconventional negotiating style in meetings with Hollywood executives and his ability to unite the union’s 160,000 members. The New York native assured that SAG-AFTRA may be entering a promising phase “Golden age” after the new three-year contract.
Over the course of his term in office, Drescher has repeatedly stood out due to his unconventional negotiating style (Portal/Mike Blake)
“I think we still need to constantly monitor AI protection. and fight for a level of protection where our members are not duplicated or synthesized in any way without consent and compensation,” assured Fran. He also said that, in his opinion, this was an essential part of the agreement Creating a new revenue stream for union members through video on demand (SVOD).
According to the actress, the fight was focused on this agreement Improving representation and profits for the lowest paid union members. Background actors achieved a minimum salary increase of 11%, which Drescher particularly welcomes. Other artists also achieved a 7% increase, setting a new precedent.
A separate attempt was made increase protection through artificial intelligence. Drescher assured that he intends to hold regular meetings with the AMPTP to further advance anti-piracy protections and stay abreast of changes in the industry.
Fran Drescher assured that AI protection remains something they need to constantly monitor (Portal/Mike Blake)
The Hollywood star also touched on the intervention of great actors and their contribution to the cause. “George Clooney told me, ‘I would have bet my house and lost it that you could never have gotten more than a billion dollars out of that deal.'”Drescher said. “And each of them helped me in their own way: they did a lot of backchanneling and called their contacts at the AMPTP CEO level.”
The president of SAG-AFTRA also has plans for the future: the creation of the moving acting and facial acting to make you cringe, as well as the involvement of people who carry out audio description. Recognize that it exists to achieve even more and you are already thinking and planning the way forward.
Questioned about her possible break-in politics, Drescher admits that while she is open to continuing acting, she isn’t completely ruling it out. “While I can do something where I can use this for the greater good and use my sensitivity,” he emphasizes, “No, I don’t want this job. But we’ll see,” she admitted regarding Meryl Streep’s suggestion of running for president.