The Latest Breaking News from Hollywood

US actors: why are you striking?

We want to hear from Hollywood actors, as well as writers, about their reasons for taking industrial action

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2023

'Collective punishment': French papers reflect on muted Bastille Day festivities

IN THE PRESS - Friday, July 14, 2023: As France celebrates its national holiday in the shadow of recent unrest, left-wing paper Libération laments cancelled festivities, especially in areas where many families can't afford to go on vacation. We also look at reactions to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's controversial…

France 24 · Jul 14, 2023

She-Hulk writer leads outrage at Disney boss Bob Iger calling strikes ‘very disturbing’

Millionaire said strikers do not have ‘realistic’ expectations

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2023

Afternoon Update: cautious welcome for new RBA governor; Peter van Onselen loses case; and watch Fran Drescher’s fiery Hollywood strike speech

Labor hails appointment of first female Reserve Bank boss as ‘historic moment for Australia’

The Guardian - AU · Jul 14, 2023

Actors strike – latest: Hollywood actors join writers in SAG walkout

SAG-AFTRA national board votes unanimously to join Writers Guild of America on picket lines as ‘Oppenheimer’ actors leave UK premiere in solidarity

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2023

Striking actors to begin picketing alongside writers in fight over the future of Hollywood

Striking screen actors will begin picketing alongside writers in New York and Los Angeles in what has become the biggest Hollywood labor fight in decades

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2023

Hollywood actors strike: hundreds of Australian film and TV workers to be stood down

At least two feature films being shot on the Gold Coast expected to halt production for the duration of the SAG-AFTRA strike

The Guardian - AU · Jul 14, 2023

Hollywood AI backlash: What striking writers and actors fear about tech replacing roles

Concerns emerge over AI proposal that could allow studios to use scans of actors in perpetuity

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2023

Hollywood in historic shutdown as actors union joins writers strike: ‘The eyes of the world are upon us’

First time since 1960 that actors and writers have combined to picket film and TV studios

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2023

'We were duped' by studios, says Hollywood actor union president

LOS ANGELES - Hollywood actors were "duped" into extending negotiations for two weeks by studios who wanted more time to promote their summer blockbuster movies, union president Fran Drescher told AFP on Thursday.

Bangkok Post · Jul 14, 2023