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Disagreements over the degree to which Hollywood’s movie studios should be allowed to digitally capture, own in perpetuity, and use the likenesses of living actors without oversight or restrictions are some of the biggest reasons why the members of the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) have been on … Read more
The holidays have begun and hot off the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike, actor David Harbour was excited to talk about his DC Studios future. Spoilers of the Week May 16-20 io9 caught up with Harbour at the BoxLunch Holiday Gala, where the Stranger Things star was named BoxLunch Ambassador for the fandom fashion house. … Read more
The SAG-AFTRA strike is officially over, and new details about the union’s new contract with TV and film studios have been revealed! On Wednesday night (November 8), it was confirmed that SAG-AFTRA, who had been on strike for 118 days, reached a tentative deal with the AMPTP on a new three-year contract. Keep reading to … Read more
Hollywood actors may soon be back to work. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) have approved a tentative deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) — the trade association representing Hollywood studios — to end their strike. “In a unanimous vote this afternoon, The SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical Committee … Read more
SAG-AFTRA just struck a new tentative deal with Hollywood’s major studios — effectively ending the actors’ strike … this after more than 100 days of picketing. The guild announced Wednesday they’d come to terms with the AMPTP for a new 3-year contract that’ll allow union actors to get back to work … and let showbiz … Read more
Image: Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products On November 7, the Empire State Building—a key location in Will Ferrell Christmas comedy Elf—will light up in green and yellow to pay tribute to the film’s 20th anniversary. Before the lighting at sunset, Warner Bros. Discovery will host a pop-up cart featuring treats inspired by the four food … Read more
Tom Hiddleston is back as Loki.Image: Marvel Studios It’s oddly fitting that well over two years have passed since the first season of Loki, because time is always a piece of the puzzle. Loki introduced the Marvel Cinematic Universe to the multiverse in an unforgettable way, branching the franchise’s most popular villain off from the … Read more
The X-Men are coming!Image: Fox The mutants are coming! The mutants are coming! A new report suggests that now, with the writers’ strike over, Marvel Studios has put the wheels in motion to start taking meetings about an upcoming X-Men movie. This is the absolute earliest stage of the process—but it is the start of … Read more
I’ve been in the entertainment industry since I was nine. I joined the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) when I was 11 in 1977, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) when I was 22, and the Directors Guild of America (DGA) the following year. I got my start as a child actor on Broadway, studied film … Read more
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) have tentatively agreed to a new contract after a months-long standstill. The writers strike—ongoing since May 2—will continue until the new deal is ratified by vote of its 11,500 members. The WGA and AMPTP had resumed bargaining negotiations … Read more