Saturday Night Live celebrated Halloween over the weekend with a sketch that took aim at the recent message sent out by SAG-AFTRA leadership asking members not to dress up like movie or TV characters during the ongoing strike. In a mid-show sketch, host Nate Bargartze and castmember Ego Nwodim played a couple handing out candy … Read more
Image: ROBYN BECK / Contributor (Getty Images) After over 100 days of withholding work, SAG-AFTRA is working on a counteroffer to the proposal from four CEOs who met with them on Tuesday. The CEOs are represented by the AMPTP, but Variety reports that their personal involvement was to “impress on SAG-AFTRA leadership the economic stakes … Read more
The way they were: Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, and Caleb McLaughlin in season one of Stranger Things.Image: Courtesy of Netflix Stranger Things—which premiered in the summer of 2016, and last dropped new episodes on Netflix in July 2022—will end its blockbuster run with a fifth season that’s not coming anytime soon. Over … Read more
Halloween is just over a week away, with parties for the annual holiday likely hitting next weekend. Normally, this year’s festivities would be like any other year: you dress up with your friends as your favorite characters and hang out or watch some horror movies, or you watch other people dress up as your favorite … Read more
On July 13, 2023, SAG-AFTRA confirmed that its members would indeed go on strike. Much like with the WGA months prior, the organization’s discussions with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) failed to result in an acceptable contract regarding streaming revenue, AI concerns, and much more. And for the first time since … Read more
A small town in England celebrates the Harvest Festival every year, electing a Harvest Angel who helps throw out the evil spirit, Gallowgog. But when Rebecca Holland’s (Tuppence Middleton) daughter disappears after the festival, she finds herself in over her head, fighting against the townspeople and supernatural forces that hold sway over this village. Lord … Read more
As the SAG-AFTRA strike continues, and working-class actors are still on the picket line, A-list stars are navigating their movements almost too cautiously, calling for contentious talks with the AMPTP to resume as we head into the winter months. Are Fans Tired of Marvel and DC? Superhero Fatigue at NYCC 2023 Among the whole of the studio … Read more
Image: Apple TV+ The Changeling (adapted from the novel by Victor LaValle) wrapped its first season on Apple TV+ today with a finale that had more than its fair share of cliffhangers… literally. Check out this exclusive clip to see what we mean. The Changeling, Episode 8 – The cliff The Changeling, Episode 8 – … Read more
After a tentative fair deal between writers and studios was reached on September 24, you can now remove “tentative” from that: the WGA strike, which began May 2 and put the state of Hollywood production under a microscope, is over-over. The acting union, SAG-AFTRA, has been on strike since July 13 and remains so. Microsoft … Read more
Prime Video’s The Wheel of Time, adapted from the Robert Jordan book series, just dropped its season two finale. A third installment was announced back in 2022 at San Diego Comic-Con, and stars Rosamund Pike and Daniel Henney have teased what fans might expect when the fantasy series returns. Who Should Play Jean Grey? | … Read more