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The owners are expecting striking stars represented by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, and talent backed by the Writers Guild of America, to be on the picket lines for months as they seek better wages and protections from artificial intelligence.
The strikes, which immediately stopped the production and promotion of films and television shows, stand to slow down the flow of content as studios and distributors run out of movies completed before the strike to release.
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Knoll, however, fears that flow of Hollywood fare moviegoers have waited months, if not years, to see could ease up soon.
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Corinne Lea, the chief executive of the Rio Theatre in Vancouver, also plans to get crafty with programming, but said it香蕉视频直播檚 nothing new for indie theatres.
Before the strikes, the Rio had to wait between three and six months to screen some films Cineplex, the country香蕉视频直播檚 biggest cinema chain, had for months.
As a result, the Rio often screened new films months after they were released and relied on a rotation of previously released fare, burlesque and drag shows and Canadian hits.
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In May, when the 11,5000 film and television writers represented by the Writers Guild of America walked off the job, Cineplex chief executive Ellis Jacob didn香蕉视频直播檛 expect the strike to have a material impact on its business.
Network TV and streamers, whose content is completed shortly before it is released, tend to feel the brunt of such strikes, not theatres, he reasoned.
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As for Knoll and Lea, they are anxiously awaiting any new developments in the strike.
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