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Film studios are gambling that an actor’s strike won’t occur as contract negotiations slog on. Jesse Russell reports:

The Screen Actors Guild and studios represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers are still at odds over a contract that expired on June 30 and a potential strike that continues to hang in the air, but according to Variety magazine concerns over “gaping holes” in the 2010 and 2011 distribution slate has the studios moving forward with productions. Unlike some of the films currently in production, this new slate of films will not have built in strike protection. If an actor’s strike does occur, it could be costly for the studios entering production.