Screen Actors Guild aims to thwart AFTRA contract with studios

Some actors are lining up behind Tom Hanks. Others are backing Jack Nicholson. No, this is not an Oscar race. It’s the campaign over a new contract for Hollywood actors, and the two movie stars are on opposing sides regarding what to do about it. Welcome to the civil war that has turned Hollywood upside down and is fast diminishing the prospects of a peaceful resolution between actors and studios. For the full story visit http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-actor30-2008jun30,0,1918795.story