Jessica Lange, an established Hollywood actress, has discussed how she has developed a growing disdain for the film industry and how keen she is to exit it permanently.

After spending close to half a century in the entertainment industry, Lange, who is now 74 years old, provided her thoughts to reporters regarding the status of Hollywood today, according to The Washington Examiner.

Her first role was in the remade version of King Kong from 1976. Her most recent role was with Liam Neeson in the film Marlowe, which was released a year ago. In recent times, "corporate profits have taken precedence over creativity," according to the actress.

"The emphasis becomes not on the art or the artist or the storytelling. It becomes about satisfying your stockholders," Lange said. "It diminishes the artist and the art of filmmaking."

The Climate in Hollywood

Her views come at a time when the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and the Screen Actors Guild have been on strike for over three months.

The conflict between the union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers escalated over the need for increased wages and safeguards against artificial intelligence.

"I think I'm going to start phasing out of filmmaking," said Lange further.

Throughout her career, Lange has been honored with two Oscars, three Emmys, and a Tony Award. At the moment, Lange has roles lined up in three different upcoming but unreleased films.

Nevertheless, she stated that on a personal level, she had "no desire to see 90%" of the most recent movies that have been released in theaters. Since the year 2020, the industry as a whole has suffered a string of financial losses due to the silver screen productions.

Movies like "Barbie: The Movie" have broken the record for the highest-grossing picture by a female director in the US box office with a gross of $502.6 million in just the first three weeks of its release.

The End of The Strike

Writers in Hollywood voted nearly unanimously to ratify the contract agreement reached by their union leaders, putting an end to a nearly five-month strike, while actors remain in negotiations to end their own walkout, as The Associated Press reported.

The Writers Guild of America announced on Monday that 99 percent of the 8,525 members who voted ratified the agreement.

The agreement was widely hailed as a victory by both leaders and members, with significant gains in compensation, size of show staffs, and control over artificial intelligence in screenplays. The outcome of the referendum held last week was never truly in doubt.

“Together we were able to accomplish what many said was impossible only six months ago,” Meredith Stiehm, president of the WGA-East, said in a statement.