s Strike Talk Podcast With Billy Ray & Todd Garner Week 6: What DGA Deal, SAG-AFTRA Strike Authorization Mean For Hollywood; Union Talk With Ro Khanna & Becca…

deadline.com Billy Ray and Todd Garner are back for Week 6 of the Writers Guild standoff on Deadline’s Strike Talk podcast. Click below to listen. This week, our hosts look at what the…

IATSE Approves $2M to Aid Members During Writers Strike

hollywoodreporter.com As the ongoing writers strike continues to shut down film and television productions, major crew union IATSE is contributing $2 million in funds to aid members who are…

‘The Fabelmans’ Breakout Chloe East in Talks for A24 Thriller from Scott Beck, Bryan Woods (Exclusive)

hollywoodreporter.com Chloe East, one of the breakouts of Steven Spielberg’s latest feature The Fabelmans, is in talks for A24’s new thriller Heretic from A Quiet Place creatives Scott Beck and…

TCA Summer Tour Cancelled Amid Ongoing Writers Strike, DGA & SAG-AFTRA Negotiations

deadline.com The Television Critics Association has officially cancelled its upcoming summer press tour as the WGA, DGA and SAG-AFTRA are at different points of negotiating new contracts…

TCA Cancels 2023 Summer Tour Due to Ongoing WGA Strike

thewrap.com The Television Critics Association has officially canceled its 2023 summer tour. In an email to members, the TCA board cited the ongoing WGA strike as the reason for its…

Television Critics Association’s Summer Press Tour Canceled in Wake of Labor Strife

hollywoodreporter.com In the wake of Hollywood’s labor strife, the Television Critics Association has decided to cancel its planned summer press tour. “Even if the guilds and studios reach…

Directors Guild Deal With Studios Draws Mixed Response As Members Review Details

hollywoodreporter.com Early responses are beginning to come in regarding the details of the Directors Guild of America’s deal with studios and streamers, which were revealed on Wednesday night.…

Hugh Grant in Talks for A24 Thriller from ‘A Quiet Place’ Writers Scott Beck, Bryan Woods

hollywoodreporter.com Hugh Grant is in talks to star in the new movie from A Quiet Place creatives Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, which is being backed by A24. Beck and Woods wrote and will direct…

FBI Warns Of Sextortion Scams Using 'Deepfakes'

zerohedge.com FBI Warns Of Sextortion Scams Using 'Deepfakes' Authored by Frank Fang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The FBI is warning the public that criminals are taking social…

How A Hollywood Actors Strike Will Impact Blockbuster And Awards-Season Movies, Comic-Con & More

deadline.com Six weeks into the writers strike, the early returns on summer studio films have been some of the best since Covid brought the exhibition business to a screeching halt. But…

Myst Creator’s New Game Was Built With AI

decrypt.co With the rapid development of AI, the technology is quickly making its way across the entertainment industry. Now some gamers are upset after Cyan Worlds, the developer of…

New York City Permits For Film & TV Production Fell Sharply In May Amid WGA Strike

deadline.com The number of shooting permits issued by New York City fell sharply in May from previous months, and from the year earlier amid a WGA strike and uncertainty over contracts…

Robert De Niro Drama ‘Zero Day,’ With DGA President Lesli Linka Glatter Directing, Shuts Down Production

hollywoodreporter.com Netflix’s Zero Day, Robert De Niro’s first scripted TV role, has shut down production amid the ongoing strike by the Writers Guild of America. The six-episode drama is being…

‘Zero Day’ Netflix Series Starring Robert De Niro Suspends Production Amid Writers Strike

deadline.com Netflix’s upcoming high-profile limited series Zero Day, starring and executive produced by Robert De Niro, has become the latest project whose production has been impacted…

Anonymous Strike Diary: The ‘Well-Known Creator’ Slams DGA Dealmaking

hollywoodreporter.com Part of a series of accounts from striking Hollywood writers at different levels in their careers. The diarists have been granted anonymity to encourage candor. You can read…

An Actors Strike Could Devastate Studios

vanityfair.com Actors are claiming the spotlight as they begin contract negotiations with Hollywood’s biggest studios, and the outcome could be devastating for an industry already roiled…

WGA Strike Shuts Down All On-Location Scripted TV Filming in LA

thewrap.com The ongoing Writers Guild Strike has brought on-location scripted television filming in Los Angeles to a complete stop, according to new data compiled by FilmLA, the…

DGA Releases Details of Tentative Agreement With Studios to Members

thewrap.com The Directors Guild of America (DGA) sent out a 14-page summary of its tentative agreement with Hollywood studios to its members on Wednesday evening, along with a memo from…

DGA Delivers Details of Contract Terms on Artificial Intelligence, Residuals and a ‘Second Cut’ for TV

variety.com The Directors Guild of America spelled out further details of its new contract with the major studios on Wednesday, including details about its streaming residual formula…

For Native American Writers, Protest Is a Constant: The Strike Is ‘An Average Tuesday For Us’

variety.com The Native American and Indigenous Writers committee is “one of the smallest committees in the Writers Guild, but [with] one of the loudest voices ever” according to its…

Shannen Doherty Reveals Cancer Has Spread to Her Brain: ‘My Fear Is Obvious’

variety.com Shannen Doherty, the “Beverly Hills, 90210” star, revealed on June 6 that her breast cancer has spread to her brain. Doherty shared the news on her personal Instagram…

U.K. Union Launches Toolkit to Protect Performers From Unregulated AI

variety.com Equity, the U.K. trade union for performers and creatives, has launched a comprehensive toolkit aimed at protecting performers from the increasing use of unregulated…

Dispatches From The Picket Lines, Day 37: Native American & Indigenous Writers Takeover At Disney, CW/WB Day At Warner Bros

deadline.com The day that SAG-AFTRA began its talks with Hollywood studios over its own film and TV contract with a strike authorization in hand, picketing Writers Guild members on…

Different Versions Of The Same Story: DGA’s Tentative Agreement And Impacts On WGA & SAG-AFTRA

forbes.com Since the Director’s Guild of America (DGA) announced a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), there have been mixed…

'Los Angeles Times' to lay off 13% of newsroom

npr.org 'Los Angeles Times' to lay off 13% of newsroom The Los Angeles Times informed its newsroom Wednesday that it would lay off about 13% of the paper's journalists, the latest…

On-Location Scripted TV Filming In Los Angeles Grinds To Complete Halt Amid WGA Strike

deadline.com On-location production of scripted TV series has ground to a complete halt in Los Angeles due to the five-week-old Writers Guild strike, according to data compiled by…

SAG Head: AI Is a ‘Game Changer’ With Both Threats and Opportunities

decrypt.co Members of the Screen Actor Guild voted Monday to authorize a strike in preparation for negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. And as…

WGA East Cancels New York Picket Lines Due to Canadian Wildfire Smoke

thewrap.com The Writers Guild of America East announced on Wednesday that it is cancelling today’s scheduled picket lines in New York City due to hazardous air quality from wildfire…

SAG-AFTRA Contract Talks Officially Begin Following “Astounding” Strike-Authorization Vote

deadline.com SAG-AFTRA and the studios have begun negotiations for a new film and TV contract. The talks, which got underway Wednesday morning at the Sherman Oaks offices of the studios’…

SAG-AFTRA and Studios Agree to Media Blackout as Talks Begin

variety.com SAG-AFTRA began negotiations with the major studios on Wednesday, and the two sides have already agreed on one thing: they won’t be talking to the media about it. In a joint…

PayUpHollywood Relaunches Financial Aid Fund For Industry Assistants Impacted By Writers Strike

deadline.com PayUpHollywood, the organization founded in 2019 to promote pay equity for Hollywood’s assistants, said Wednesday that it has relaunched its Hollywood Support Staff Relief…

The Tribeca Festival Has a Story to Tell

nytimes.com Documentaries about siblings and baseball are among the standouts in the film slate of an event that encompasses a lot more than movies. Every spring, the Tribeca Festival…

SAG-AFTRA's Top Issues: Residuals, AI, Self-Taped Auditions

thewrap.com Along with streaming residuals and AI rights, the costs of self-taped auditions are slated for the bargaining table Like the WGA, SAG-AFTRA will have the additional leverage…

Amid Writers Strike, Hollywood’s Next Big Question May Be: Is SAG-AFTRA Next?

hollywoodreporter.com Three weeks and two days. Starting Wednesday, that’s how long SAG-AFTRA will have to negotiate a set of agreements that affect a vast swath of union performers working in…

A.I. worries Hollywood actors as they enter high-stakes union talks

cnbc.com People picket outside of FOX Studios on the first day of the Hollywood writers strike on May 2, 2023 in Los Angeles. Hollywood is gearing up for another labor fight, and…

Hollywood's hot strike summer

axios.com This fall might be a great time to catch up on your streaming list — Hollywood has one union on strike, and studios are facing more labor strife that could result in further…

Contract negotiations for TV and movies are stealing the spotlight in Hollywood

npr.org Contract negotiations for TV and movies are stealing the spotlight in Hollywood Contract negotiations for TV and movies are stealing the spotlight in Hollywood Audio will be…

DGA National Board Unanimously Approves Tentative Contract Agreement with AMPTP

variety.com The Directors Guild of America’s national board of directors has unanimously approved the tentative agreement reached by the guild’s negotiating committee late Saturday, a…

DGA Board Unanimously Approves New Film & TV Contract, Which Is Now Headed To Members For Ratification

deadline.com The Directors Guild’s national board voted unanimously tonight to approve a tentative agreement for a new film and TV contract. The deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture…

Tribeca Festival Founders On WGA Strike, What To Watch For As 2023 Edition Set To Kick Off; NYC Mayor Plans Announcement With Robert De Niro

deadline.com The Tribeca Festival brings its unusual brand of film, music, TV, games, reunions and talks, audio and immersive storytelling to New York City this week, a blend that draws…

AI Latest: UK Actors Union Forges Toolkit To Tackle Performance Cloning & Consent

deadline.com UK actors union Equity has joined the AI debate full throttle by developing a toolkit that, amongst other things, attempts to prevent performers from having their…

L.A. County Board Of Supervisors Passes Motion In Support Of WGA Strike, Asks AMPTP To Return To Negotiations

deadline.com The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is formally threw its support behind the Writers Guild of America today, as the strike by more than 11,500 WGA members against…

NYC Filming Permit Requests Dropped More Than 31% in May Amid WGA Strike

variety.com Filming permit requests for TV and film projects in New York City were down 13% in April and 31.5% in May as the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike raged on, Variety has…

An “Existential Fight” Looms If Actors Join the Writers Strike

hollywoodreporter.com Not since 1980 — when they shut down production over residuals from now-quaint tech like videotapes and cable TV — have Hollywood’s actors gone on strike against the major…

Actors union SAG-AFTRA votes overwhelmingly to authorize strike

theweek.com Will actors soon join Hollywood's writers on strike? SAG-AFTRA, which represents film and TV actors, has overwhelmingly approved a possible strike, with members of the union…

SAG-AFTRA Fights for AI Regulation to Protect the Soul of Entertainment (Guest Column)

variety.com Even if you don’t work in the film and television industry, odds are you know there’s trouble brewing in Hollywood. You’ve probably heard about the Writers Guild strike and…

Hollywood actors vote overwhelmingly to authorize strike

cbsnews.com Hollywood and TV writers have been on strike for the past month — and now, actors have signaled they're willing to join picket lines for their own battle. On Monday, members…

Can Apple Take the Metaverse Mainstream?

nytimes.com The iPhone maker is making a bold bet that it can redefine the niche category of virtual reality with its $3,500 goggles. It’s here (or it will be “early next year”): Apple…

Hollywood SAG actors union votes to authorize a strike

fortune.com Actors represented by the Hollywood union SAG-AFTRA voted Monday evening to authorize a strike if they don’t agree on a new contract with major studios, streamers and…

Hollywood actors union votes to strike if talks fail as writers walkout continues

nbcnews.com Actors represented by the Hollywood union SAG-AFTRA voted Monday evening to authorize a strike if they don’t agree on a new contract with major studios, streamers and…

Actors Authorize Potential Strike With Hollywood Writers Still Picketing

nytimes.com Why It Matters: The actors have the same worries as the writers. Many of the actors’ concerns echo what the Writers Guild of America is fighting for: higher wages; increased…

Actors union vote to authorize a strike next month, possibly joining writers

edition.cnn.com Members of the union representing television and film actors have voted to authorize a strike against major studios if a new contract isn’t reached by the time their current…

Hollywood actors guild votes to authorize strike, as writers strike continues

abcnews.go.com Actors represented by the Hollywood union SAG-AFTRA voted Monday evening to authorize a strike if they don't agree on a new contract with major studios, streamers and…

SAG-AFTRA Members Vote 97.9% in Favor of Strike Authorization

variety.com The membership of SAG-AFTRA has voted overwhelmingly to approve a strike authorization, maximizing the guild’s leverage ahead of negotiations that begin on Wednesday. The…

SAG-AFTRA Members Authorize Strike: Nearly 98 Percent Vote for Work Stoppage

hollywoodreporter.com The members of Hollywood’s largest union have given the green light to their negotiators to call a strike if deemed necessary in upcoming labor negotiations. Nearly 98…

SAG-AFTRA Members Approve Strike Authorization With 97.91% of Vote

thewrap.com SAG-AFTRA announced on Monday evening that its members have overwhelmingly approved its strike authorization vote, giving the actors guild greater leverage as it begins…