In Hollywood, everyone loves a sequel. There’s one multimillion-dollar misadventure, however, that few want to revisit.

“The SAG strike can definitely stop you from shooting. It stops everything,” “Office Space” writer/director Mike Judge said recently when we asked him about the work stoppage due to hit Hollywood next week. “So I guess it’s a pretty big deal.”

Just four months after the Writers Guild of America strike brought Hollywood to its knees, the powerful Screen Actors Guild is bracing for the expiration of its contract on Monday, while the smaller American Federation of Television and Radio Artists could share its fate. As before, virtually all work would stop if a strike were to occur, and many of the films and television shows you’re eager to watch would return to a sad state of limbo.

“I pray that it will not be six months like the WGA strike,” said “Superbad” actress Emma Stone. “But at the same time, the writers really banded together and all stood behind it. … The general idea is that none of us really want a strike. We really hope this gets settled. But if they do strike, hopefully it’s not enough time to go on a big vacation.

“Hopefully, we go back to work really soon. Because that was really damaging, the writers’ strike, to the industry. We lost $2.5 billion! That’s crazy.”

From MTV News