A mermaid movie in production in Northwest Arkansas is likely to move forward, but other film projects across the state are in limbo because of the ongoing strike by the Hollywood actors' union, Arkansas-based producers said Friday.
Hollywood has effectively shut down after the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, which represents the majority of film and television actors, went on strike at 12 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time on Friday. The actors' strike is overlapping with the Writers Guild of America strike, which began May 2.
Despite the actors' strike, however, companies that have already signed contracts with actors can receive waivers from the union allowing movie shoots to continue.
"Productions that we have now are going to be unaffected," said Arkansas Film Commissioner Christopher Crane, whose office is under the umbrella of the state Economic Development Commission.
