Halloween
No Hollywood parties with Barbie?
The world wakes up Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in “Barbie”.
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For Halloween, many US actors probably won’t dress up as well-known film or series characters for a reason.
There probably won’t be too many Barbies at Halloween parties in Hollywood in 2023. Although costumes based on the mega-success “Barbie” with Margot Robbie, 33, and Ryan Gosling, 42, are very trendy this year, there is a good reason for US actresses and actors to avoid such costumes . You could violate strike rules. Points to that the actors’ union SAG-AFTRA is now there.
No photos of Barbie costumes?
Actresses and actors should therefore not publish photos on their social media channels in which they can be seen as characters from productions by major studios with which the union has not yet been able to reach an agreement. Recently, negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and the Association of TV and Film Production Companies failed for the time being.
Would union members take the risk of being photographed by others in their respective costumes? And don’t the rights for Barbie belong to the toy manufacturer Mattel? Even if the latter is so, at least on paper, it is certainly frowned upon to appear to be promoting the most successful film of the year so far, says the industry magazine “The Hollywood Reporter”. Ultimately, it’s all about the message that a costume can send.
Simple zombie instead of Spider-Man or Wednesday Addams
During the strike, members are prohibited from advertising films and series from the studios on strike. For them, with the SAG-AFTRA announcement, a lot of famous characters are, so to speak, taboo. Wednesday Addams from the Netflix hit “Wednesday” and the superhero Spider-Man also fall under the union’s rule. According to Google, both can currently be found in the top ten trends in Halloween costumes – alongside Barbie, who tops the list.
SAG-AFTRA at least advises people to stick with generic costumes like “zombie,” “ghost,” and “spider,” or dress up as a character from an animated production that isn’t affected by the strike. They want to send a clear message that the studios’ content will not be advertised without a fair contract. According to “The Hollywood Reporter”, Marvel superheroes – like Spider-Man – are not allowed because the rights to them ultimately belong to Disney.