Netflix investors voted against rich pay packages for the company's top execs amid the ongoing Hollywood writers' strike

businessinsider.com Ted Sarandos. Getty Netflix shareholders on Thursday voted against pay packages for top execs totaling up to $109 million. The vote is non-binding and could be overruled…

Los Angeles City Councilmembers Introduce Resolution in Support of WGA Strike

hollywoodreporter.com Los Angeles City councilmembers introduced a resolution Friday in support of the Writers Guild of America amid the ongoing writers strike. Councilmembers Hugo Soto-Martínez…

‘Oppenheimer': An R Rating is a Calculated Risk for Chris Nolan’s Atom Bomb Epic

thewrap.com A willingness to forgo a PG-13 shows Universal pitching itself as a safe studio for marquee filmmakers An MPA classification of “restricted” for “some sexuality, nudity and…

Beverly Hills isn't so luxury obsessed after all. Voters there just turned their noses up to a new chic hotel from billionaire Bernard Arnault

fortune.com It would seem like the perfect location for Bernard Arnault’s exclusive Cheval Blanc hotel. But a majority of voters in Beverly Hills disagreed. They rejected two ballot…

Netflix shareholders reject executive pay packages

foxbusiness.com Netflix shareholders withheld support for the company's 2023 executive pay package on Tuesday. Netflix said the vote tally would be reported in a regulatory filing. The…

Brad Pitt goes off on Angelina Jolie's 'vindictive' winery sale. And she fires back

latimes.com Brad Pitt is accusing his ex-wife Angelina Jolie of secretly selling her stake in their Chateau Miraval winery to “inflict harm” on him. Brad Pitt’s legal team is claiming…

Hollywood writers’ strike creates ripple effects across California's economy, other states

aol.com Roughly a month into the Hollywood writers’ strike, the standoff between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers…

‘Dave’ Breakout Tenea Intriago on Playing a Stalker Opposite Brad Pitt and Finding Humanity in Villains

hollywoodreporter.com [This story contains major spoilers for the Dave season three finale, “Looking for Love.”] If Dave breakout Tenea Intriago had made her high school basketball team she…

‘The Bear’ Star Ebon Moss-Bachrach Delivers The Heat In The Kitchen: “Richie Is Very Much The Soul Of The Restaurant”

deadline.com Before patrons of The Original Beef of Chicagoland ever get their delicious sandwiches from chef Carmy Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White) on FX’s The Bear, they have to go…

Layoffs Loom at THR, Deadline Owner PMC Amid Revenue Drop, Say Insiders (Exclusive)

thewrap.com Penske Media Corporation’s Hollywood Reporter is poised to go through a new round of layoffs after misses on revenue targets last quarter, an insider with knowledge told…

‘Snowfall’ Star Damson Idris Invoked the Devil to Play Evil Character: ‘I Had Nightmares for a Month’ (Video)

thewrap.com How far did “Snowfall” star Damson Idris go to get into character as his diabolic character Franklin Saint on the FX drama? He actually invoked the devil, he said during a…

Netflix Shareholders Oppose Executive Pay Package Amid Writers’ Strike

pymnts.com Netflix shareholders reportedly voted against an executive pay package amid a strike by Hollywood writers. The non-binding vote was taken Thursday (June 1) as the strike…

Netflix shareholders reject multi-million dollar compensation package for executives

finance.yahoo.com shareholders rejected a multi-million dollar executive compensation package on Thursday that includes the pay of co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters. The company spent an…

Maureen Ryan on Why ‘Burn It Down’ Isn’t a “Trashy Cash Grab” and the Silence From Networks, Studios Over Allegations

hollywoodreporter.com Maureen Ryan, author of the upcoming Hollywood exposé Burn It Down, says a number of major networks, studios and entertainment companies responded with “crickets” when she…

Hollywood Flashback: Buffy Sainte-Marie Was Oscar’s First Indigenous Winner

hollywoodreporter.com From left: Lyricist Will Jennings and co-writers Buffy Sainte-Marie and Jack Nitzsche accepted the Oscar for best original song for “Up Where We Belong” from 'An Officer and…

‘Never Have I Ever’ Stars on What They Kept From Set and How Series Will End: “No Matter What Team You’re On, You’re Going to Love It”

hollywoodreporter.com Never Have I Ever celebrated its fourth and final season premiere on Thursday, but with two key pieces missing — co-creators Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher, who skipped the…

Bruce Willis’ family missed a common early dementia symptom

fortune.com A third of people who notice dementia symptoms in themselves or a loved one keep quiet about it for a month or longer, according to a new survey out of the U.K. Only 15% of…

The Weeknd, Playboi Carti and Madonna Team for New Single ‘Popular’ From ‘The Idol Vol. 1’ Soundtrack

variety.com The Weeknd taps Playboi Carti and “ultimate pop star” Madonna for “Popular,” the second single off “The Idol Vol. 1″ soundtrack. The glittery, upbeat song follows the…

Why ‘Across the Spider-Verse,’ ‘The Dark Knight’ of Animated Films, Should Be a Best Picture Oscar Contender

variety.com Don’t tell me “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” is merely a cartoon. It’s a visionary work that redefines what the animation medium can achieve, sitting alongside the…

Disney Gave This Microbudget Horror Director 300 Times His Usual Budget to Helm a Stephen King Movie

variety.com While Hollywood was on pause during the worst of the pandemic, Rob Savage’s quick thinking and creativity inspired him to make two movies on the fly. The British…

Joe Gayton Dies: ‘Hell On Wheels’ Co-Creator & ‘Faster’ Writer Was 66

deadline.com Film and television writer-producer Joe Gayton, who co-created and executive produced the hit AMC series Hell On Wheels, died May 14 after a four-year battle with prostate…

Netflix shareholders vote to reject executives' pay packages

cbsnews.com Netflix shareholders voted against compensation packages for the streaming company's top executives, including co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters. Shareholders voted on…

Striking BIPOC Writers Say Their Struggle for Equity Continues After the WGA Strike Ends

thewrap.com From the picket lines, writers of color tell TheWrap about the challenges they face in the industry “I have to speak up, even when the strike is over,” said writer Joel Boyd…

Harry & Meghan could score huge win at the Emmys for bombshell Netflix show

newsweek.com Awards buzz surrounding Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's six-part Netflix docuseries released last year could see the couple boost their credibility in the ultra-competitive…

Hollywood is staring down the barrel of a triple strike

vox.com Demonstrators hold signs while picketing during the continuing strike by the Writers Guild of America (WGA) in Los Angeles, California, on May 26, 2023. | Frederic J.…

Anonymous Strike Diary: The ‘Well-Known Creator’ on Actually Missing Development Hell

hollywoodreporter.com This is part of a series of accounts of the strike from Hollywood writers at different levels in their careers. The diarists have been granted anonymity to encourage candor.…

British Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enninful promoted to new role

theguardian.com It’s one of the most coveted jobs in fashion. But, just six years after being named editor-in-chief of British Vogue, Edward Enninful is stepping down from the position. Or,…

‘House of the Dragon’ Star Olivia Cooke Is Totally Fine if You Don’t Like Alicent: ‘That’s the Beauty of What We Do’ (Video)

thewrap.com Haters gonna hate, and Olivia Cooke is just fine with that. In fact, according to the “House of the Dragon” actress, that’s part of the fun of her job. “I don’t want to play…

Netflix shareholders reject sky-high executive pay packages

cnn.com Netflix shareholders voted on Thursday to reject multi-million dollar pay packages for the company’s top executives including for co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters. The…

Elliot Page: “I Feel Like I Barely Made It”

vanityfair.com Since sharing with the public in December 2020 that he was transgender, Elliot Page has been through it. Back then, as he wrote in his statement, “My joy is real, but it is…

Tavi Gevinson: Auditions Are Work. Pay Us. (Guest Essay)

hollywoodreporter.com It is both obvious and radical to say that auditions are work. Actors are even supposed to be paid for them. SAG-AFTRA’s contract with the studios states that we’re entitled…

James Wan on Finishing ‘Aquaman’ Sequel, AI Fears and Where ‘Saw’ Came From

hollywoodreporter.com James Wan has become the example he never had. Born to Malaysian Chinese parents, Wan immigrated with his family from Malaysia to Western Australia when he was 8, and by…

Will Hollywood Help Linda Yaccarino Turn Twitter ARound?

thewrap.com The former NBCU sales exec can play to her strengths with film and TV advertisers to build up the social platform — if she can mitigate the Elon Musk factor His questioner…

Polish Box Office Champ Takes on Russian Leader in Thriller ‘Putin’ (Exclusive Trailer)

hollywoodreporter.com Polish box office king Patryk Vega has set his sights on Vladimir Putin. Vega, who now goes by the artistic name Besaleel, is best known for his gangster films, including…

Hollywood writers take revenge on Netflix as shareholders follow union’s advice and reject executive compensation deals

fortune.com Netflix shareholders rejected the company’s pay packages for top executives in a rare move on Thursday after striking Hollywood writers urged them to vote against the plans.…

Never Underestimate Annaleigh Ashford

vanityfair.com Welcome to Always Great, a new Awards Insider column in which we speak with Hollywood’s greatest undersung actors in career-spanning conversations. In this entry, Annaleigh…

‘TV’s Top 5’: Maureen Ryan on the Depths of ‘Burn It Down’ (Beyond ‘Lost’); Plus Finale-Mania

hollywoodreporter.com Welcome to the 216th episode of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter’s TV podcast. Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV…

Key Words: ‘Workers are not indentured servants,’ Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says in dissent over union liability for strikes

marketwatch.com ““Workers are not indentured servants, bound to continue laboring until any planned work stoppage would be as painless as possible for their master. They are employees whose…

Netflix shareholders withhold support for executive pay package

reuters.com Netflix Inc shareholders on Thursday withheld their support for the company's executive pay package, in a non-binding vote that followed a call by striking Hollywood writers…

Insider Editorial Staff Goes on Strike After Talks Over Health Care Plan Break Down

thewrap.com At midnight on Friday in New York, editorial staffers at Insider Inc., parent company of Business Insider, went on strike after failing to resolve several disagreements with…

‘Grey House’ Broadway Review: Laurie Metcalf & Tatiana Maslany Confront The Ghosts Of Man-Made Horror

deadline.com When it comes to horror, Broadway typically cedes turf to Hollywood, the occasional Martin McDonough play notwithstanding. There have been giant apes, operatic phantoms, and…

Writers Guild Says Strike Won't End as Result of DGA Deal

thewrap.com The Writers Guild of America has assured members in a memo that a potential agreement between Hollywood’s studios and the Directors Guild of America will not break their…

JoJo Siwa to Receive ‘Future of Hollywood Award’ at The Hollywood Museum’s 2023 ‘LGBTQ+ REAL to REEL’ Exhibit

billboard.com JoJo Siwa, Lorna Luft and daytime drama star Kevin Spirtas will be honored June 8 at The Hollywood Museum’s 10th annual “REAL to REEL: Portrayals and Perceptions of LGBTQ+s…

WGA Says Not to Expect DGA Deal to End Strike

variety.com This is not 2008. That was the message sent on Thursday by the Writers Guild of America, which argues that the current strike — now a month old — will not end the way the…

Why Tom Holland Is Excited For Deadpool 3

forbes.com After the ground-breaking success of 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home, Tom Holland’s charming take on both Peter Parker and Spidey in various Marvel movies, and projects where…

‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Review: A Tangled Web

wsj.com It’s easy to disdain and deplore (and I do disdain and deplore) the two letters that ate Hollywood: “I.P.” But intellectual property is like bread: It’s often stale and…

The top Hollywood exec made $498 million in the last 5 years

cnbc.com While Hollywood TV and film writers are striking for moderate raises, the highest-paid entertainment executive was paid nearly half a billion dollars in the last five years,…

WGA, Saying “Era Of Divide & Conquer Is Over,” Accuses AMPTP Of “Gaslighting” Union Members & Telling A “Lie” About The Breakdown Of Contract Talks

deadline.com The Writers Guild told its members today that the AMPTP’s “divide and conquer” strategy isn’t working, and that if the companies think they can pit one guild against the…

Teamsters Put Pedal To The Metal For Independent Commercial Producers Talks & Deal

deadline.com As the Writers Guild strike enters its second month and the Directors Guild’s talks with the studios come down to the wire with looming SAG-AFTRA negotiations set to start…

‘Cruel Summer’ EP Jessica Biel on Reliving Y2K Nostalgia in Season 2: “We Didn’t Realize How Cool It Was”

hollywoodreporter.com Jessica Biel rose to stardom in the early 2000s-era of movies, starring in films like Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Stealth, Blade: Trinity, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry,…

Raven-Symoné Says She Had Dates Sign NDAs ‘Before Naughty Time Comes’

billboard.com Raven-Symoné has grown up in the spotlight, which meant also navigating dating as a celebrity from a young age. The longtime Disney Channel star joined Howie Mandel on his…

The Man Who Knows What the World’s Richest People Want (and How To Get It)

vice.com If there is one person in the world who has figured out how the upper crust of society works—its unwritten rules, language, and particulars—it might just be Flemings. Over…

Sugarfina’s New Candy Collection Is Destined for Hollywood’s Coolest Swag Bags

hollywoodreporter.com Sugarfina is coming to a sweet full circle with its latest line of mouthwatering treats. The Beverly Hills-based confections brand has debuted a Hollywood-inspired candy…

Quentin Tarantino's final movie: Everything to know about the director's swan song

theweek.com Quentin Tarantino is calling cut on his movie career. The acclaimed filmmaker has said he plans to retire from directing films after one last project, and it sounds like it…

Supreme Court Backs Employer in Suit Over Strike Losses

nytimes.com The decision is the latest in a series of rulings by the Supreme Court that appear to scale back the power of unions and workers. The justices ruled that federal labor law…

Emmy Predictions: Guest Actor (Comedy)

variety.com Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming…