Director Of 'The Wrestler' Calls for WWE Superstars To Join Screen Actors Union

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.wrestling101.com/101/newsitem/6736/

by Nemesis Enforcer on 30 December 2008 10:19 am

The Screen Actors Guild Union offers many things to it's Members, including low cost insurance. Once I was offered a job by Bryon Allen as a syndicator in his company and one of the perks he offered was that he would put me on camera a few times so I could get a SAG card. Having a SAG card would also help wrestlers get potential work on union TV, movie & comercial projects.

Info on how to get a SAG card can be found at http://www.hollywoodaccess.com/sag.htm

The loscolonyentertainment.com & aintitcool.com articles on this are below.


http://www.lostcolonyentertainment.com/ (Also at this link is an article about Aronofsky meeting with Vonce McMahon)

'Wrestler' Director Calls for Screen Actors Guild to Intervene on Behalf of Real-Life Wrestlers

Friday, December 29, 2008

As we reported several days ago, World Wrestling Entertainment owner Vince McMahon was reportedly angered by the content of Darren Aronofsky’s critically acclaimed film, “The Wrestler,” after the filmmaker gave the wrestling promoter a private screening at his Stamford, Connecticut offices.

The film, which centers on an aging wrestler named Randy “The Ram” Robinson (played by Mickey Rourke)--who goes from headlining major WWE-like events to performing in high school gyms in front of 200 fans--apparently struck a raw nerve with McMahon, who is allegedly blocking Fox’s attempts to advertise the film during WWE broadcasts on Fox-owned MyNetwork..

Aronofsky probably didn’t endear himself to McMahon with recent comments he’s made regarding the unionization of the wrestling industry either.


FULL story at link.

[rcrush]

1. Hah Vince McMahon will never let that happen

He'll burn WWE headquarters to the ground before he gives in.

[Donnachaidh]

2. Don't these guys have some sort of union representation -- they ARE on TV

Aren't they required to do something -- aftra, etc?

Vince McMahon has been a pain pimp for so long. Someone needs to take him on for the sake of the broken bodies that have built his *empire*.

[hadrons]

3. I seem to recall that Jesse Ventura tried to unionized the WWF guys and Hulk Hogan snitched him out

to Vince ... or something like that

[Donnachaidh]

4. that wouldn't surprize me

Hogan is a publicity whore. And so is the rest of his family.

[TheHeathen]

5. I saw the Wrestler

a couple of days ago, It's a very good movie, the last scene of the movie had me In tears.

[LiberalFighter]

6. If only someone would pile drive Vince's head into a cement block!

I efn hate fake wrestling.

[rcrush]

7. I love the WWE

But everything they say about Vince is true. He may have lightened up in his old age but back in the day he was horrible.