LOS ANGELES, California: Hollywood's summer of discontent could dramatically escalate this weekend, with actors ready to join writers in a massive "double strike" that would bring nearly all film and television productions in the United States to a halt.

The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-Aftra) is locked in last-minute negotiations with the likes of Netflix and Disney, with the deadline fast approaching at midnight on Friday.

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