Adam Driver slams Netflix & Amazon at 'Ferrari' Venice Film Festival press conference

Adam Driver took time to speak about the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes during his appearance at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday.

The 39-year-old actor attended the event to promote his latest film, Ferrari, with director Michael Mann and fellow cast members Daniela Piperno and Patrick Dempsey.

According to Just Jared, at the photocall, Driver called out Netflix and Amazon for their refusal to come to an agreement with the strikers.

The Star Wars alum started by saying: “I’m very happy to be here to support this movie, and the truncated schedule that we had to shoot it and the efforts of all the incredible actors working on it and the crew."

He added: "But also, I’m very proud to be here to be a visual representation of a movie that’s not part of the AMPTP and to promote the SAG leadership directive which is an effective tactic which is the interim agreement."

Driver said the "other objective" is "obviously to say, why is it that a smaller distribution company like Neon and STX International can meet the dream demands of what SAG is asking for — this is pre-negotiations — the dream version of SAG’s wishlist, but a big company like Netflix and Amazon can’t?” 

The two-time Oscar nominee explained that every time people from SAG go and support a movie that has met the terms of the interim agreement, "it just makes it more obvious that these people are willing to support the people that they collaborate with, and the others are not.”

Driver's comments come after over 100 days of striking that have seen even the biggest celebrities join the picket lines.

According to Forbes, the failure to reach an agreement has cost California's economy $3 billion.

Chris Keyser, co-chair of the WGA’s negotiating committee, said in a statement reported by the Hollywood Reporter: “With SAG by our side, we’re more powerful than ever. There will be no path forward for writers or for actors who do not say, ‘Enough.’ There is no mercy here; there is only a revolution that comes out of our power. And that’s what we intend to achieve.”

Meanwhile, the AMPTP, which represents studios Paramount, Warner Bros. Discovery, Amazon and Netflix, has said it is committed to reaching a deal with the strikers.

Driver is one of the hundreds of Hollywood stars who've weighed in on the mess of the industry.

He plays Enzo Ferrari in the upcoming movie, which follows an important year in the racing driver’s life.

The film also stars Penelope Cruz, Shailene Woodley, Jack O’Connell, Sarah Gadon and Gabriel Leone.