Chloe Grace Moretz was among a cavalcade of boldface names attending a SAG-AFTRA strike event in Times Square in New York City on Tuesday.
Entitled Rock The City For A Fair Contract, the demonstration welcomed an array of recognizable faces including Jessica Chastain and Brendan Fraser.
The SAG-AFTRA strike began on July 14 against the backdrop of the ongoing Hollywood writers’ strike, which has been rumbling on since May. On the actors’ side, some of the sticking points include the pay structure of the streaming era and the looming specter of AI.
Thursday’s event comes amid mounting pressure on A-listers like Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence who have yet to publicly join the picket line.
However, there are a number of different ways to support the guild, including donations like the one recently given by Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson.
Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston could be spotted mingling with Ellen Burstyn, the renowned actress of stage and screen. Rachel Zegler, who shot to stardom as Maria in Steven Spielberg’s new film of West Side Story, cheerfully raised a power fist.
Chloe meanwhile could be spotted posing for the cameras with Steve Buscemi – a decade after they guest-starred on the same episode of 30 Rock.
Multiple actors gave speeches to the crowd, including Cybill alumna Christine Baranski and Succession heartthrob Arian Moayed. Offstage, Arian gathered for a group shot with Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star Michelle Hurd.
Lea DeLaria, the comic who coined the classic joke: ‘What does a lesbian bring on a second date? A U-Haul,’ was among the picketers as well.
Showgirls icon Gina Gershon, coffee in hand, sidled up for a picture to Mickey Sumner, her co-star in the anthology film With/In: Volume 2.
The Times Square event, with attendees like Christian Slater, took place after a SAG-AFTRA member remarked on the ‘palpable’ absence of A-listers on the picket line. ‘If our stars were all out there in force advocating for us, we’d know it,’ the eminent union member anonymously told Variety.
The trade publication noted that Leonardo DiCaprio neglected to picket in public, despite posting in support of the strike on social media.
Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep and Rami Malek were also singled out for signing a letter in June declaring their willingness to strike, then not picketing this month.
One demonstrator was seen early in the strike holding up a sign that read: ‘Where the f*** is Ben Affleck?,’ while another told Variety that the appearance of top-flight celebs would be significant because ‘the cameras follow them everywhere.’