The 75th Emmy Awards show has been postponed The ceremony, scheduled for Sept. 18, has been cancelled due to the writers and actors' strikes. This year's nominees include Succession and Ted Lasso. WEKU · Jul 28, 2023
Hollywood on hold: actors join writers on the picket line Hollywood studios thought they could “ride out” the screenwriters’ strike, which began in May, and keep the dream factory open, said Meg James in the Los Angeles Times. But now that Hollywood’s actors have joined writers for the biggest Tinseltown shutdown since 1960, things aren’t turning out that way. The Week · Jul 28, 2023
Cop This Viral Netflix Job Ad For An AI Operator To ‘Create Great Content’ Amid Writer Strikes "PAY YOUR WRITERS. STOP MAKING AI A THING." Pedestrian.tv · Jul 28, 2023
Bob Iger has become enemy No. 1 as other media bosses dodge Hollywood’s wrath. PR experts say it’s a cautionary tale in CEO communication Iger likely deviated from his media training and came across as someone lacking empathy, PR experts say. Fortune · Jul 27, 2023
This Apple TV Plus show won't be impacted by ongoing actor strikes as filming continues A new interim agreement means that Apple TV Plus show Tehran will continue filming despite an ongoing actor strike. iMore · Jul 27, 2023
Actors take to the internet to show their residual checks, with some in the negative The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers rejected the SAG-AFTRA union's request for a separate type of residual payment that actors would get once their programs hit streaming services. WEKU · Jul 27, 2023
Netflix lists $900,000 AI job amid SAG-AFTRA strike for protections against ‘scary’ technology Hollywood has been effectively shut down as actors and writers are protesting studios and streamers The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2023
Netflix wants to hire an A.I. ‘Product Manager’ on a $900,000 salary as streaming and A.I. devastate Hollywood While the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strike regarding fair pay and A.I. regulations rages on, Netflix is ready to pay nearly $1 million for an A.I. role Fortune · Jul 26, 2023
Fi-Core Writers Continue To Pen General Hospital Amid WGA And SAG-AFTRA Strikes Soap opera employs writers with Fi-Core status, sparking controversy amidst ongoing industry strikes. Zenger · Jul 26, 2023
Why Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Aniston And Other Major A-Listers Allegedly Aren't On The Picket Line Amid Actors Strike Insider explains why A-listers like Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Aniston have been absent from the picket lines amidst the SAG-AFTRA strike. Cinemablend · Jul 26, 2023
Keep it up, MMO fans: Destiny 2 community joins WoW's in clowning on AI writers with secret boss Glorbo Glorbo's coming to Destiny 2 after their stint in WoW GamesRadar · Jul 26, 2023
Ryan Reynolds meets with Rishi Sunak in a bid to bring more film work to Wales The Hollywood actor said he discussed the ‘excellence of UK film crews’ with the Prime Minister amid the US actors’ strike Evening Standard · Jul 26, 2023
SAG-AFTRA says studios declined to re-start strike negotiations The strike could be lasting a while longer yet Total Film · Jul 26, 2023
Harrison Ford’s Stunt Double In Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny Lit Himself On Fire To Protest Actor’s Wages As Hollywood's writers and actors strike continues, one stunt coordinator made a statement with fire. Cinemablend · Jul 26, 2023
Cinemablend · Jul 26, 2023 Star Trek Fans' Attempts To Save Prodigy After Cancellation Have Reached A Major Milestone, And I’m Getting Optimistic A petition to save Star Trek: Prodigy from its Paramount+ cancellation reached a major milestone, and I'm feeling optimistic about it.
The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2023 Snoop Dogg cancels hotly-anticipated 30th anniversary concerts at Hollywood Bowl due to actors’ strike ‘Gin and Juice’ rapper has been an outspoken supporter of the ongoing Hollywood writers’ and actors’ strikes
Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2023 Bryan Cranston takes aim at Disney boss Bob Iger with impassioned anti-AI speech The action involves the Sag-Aftra union, which represents around 160,000 actors across the US
The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2023 Netflix lists $900,000 AI job amid SAG-AFTRA strike for protections against ‘scary’ technology Hollywood has been effectively shut down as actors and writers are protesting studios and streamers
Salon · Jul 25, 2023 Tom Cruise, our messy messiah of movies The enduring, enigmatic and eerie appeal of the actor known for doing his own stunts and jumping on couches
The Guardian - US · Jul 25, 2023 Bryan Cranston leads actors’ strike rally in New York: ‘We will not allow you to take away our dignity’ Award-winning actor led a starry event with a fiery speech aimed at Disney CEO Bob Iger: ‘We will not be having our jobs taken away and given to robots’
The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2023 SAG-AFTRA holds star-studded rally in Times Square SAG-AFTRA held its largest and most star-studded rally yet on Tuesday in Times Square
The Guardian - US · Jul 25, 2023 ‘It’s unsustainable’: can Hollywood survive without transformation? Despite the success of Barbenheimer, the industry faces strikes, AI concerns and an untenable situation for those not at the top
Cinemablend · Jul 25, 2023 Why Hallmark’s When Calls The Heart Can Keep Filming Amidst Strikes When Most Shows Cannot We know why Hallmark's hit, When Calls the Heart, is still filming even with the writers' and actors' strikes going on.
Cinemablend · Jul 25, 2023 Looks Like The Actor's Strike Didn't Stop Sydney Sweeney From Throwing On A Leather Corset And Chaps For New Video Sydney Sweeney is working on a music video amid actors' strike, and threw on a leather corset and chaps for it.
Fortune · Jul 25, 2023 Dwayne Johnson makes ‘historic’ seven-figure donation to help striking actors The actor is one of the highest-paid entertainers in the world.