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Striking actors told not to dress up as Hollywood-centric stars this Halloween

SAG-AFTRA members have boycotted their own movie premiers to avoid breaking strike rules.

Fortune

First Thing: Biden calls for urgent funding for Israel and Ukraine

US president says Americans must not walk away from their role as a ‘beacon to the world’. Plus, Britney Spears details 2008 breakdown in memoir

The Guardian - UK

Ryan Reynolds has hilarious reaction to ban on Halloween costumes for striking actors

Ban on Barbie and other popular characters comes amid a nationwide strike by actors in a dispute over pay, AI and employment conditions

The Independent UK

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Some Halloween costumes could break strike rules, US actors’ union warns members

Sag-Aftra’s advice is to eschew characters played by real people and instead take inspiration from animated TV shows not in its remit

The Guardian - AU

George Clooney and other stars offer $150m incentive for SAG-AFTRA to end strike

Group of A-list actors proposed no-cap fees on membership dues for higher earners, which they said would earn the actors’ union $150m over three years

The Independent UK

Hollywood's actors strike is nearing its 100th day. Why hasn't a deal been reached and what's next?

Film and TV actors are still on strike in what has become the longest walk-off in their history

The Independent UK

Senate bill cracks down on AI replicas in the entertainment industry

New federal legislation introduces protections for actors and music artists from AI-generated digital replicas.

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Pete Davidson speaks about his late father in emotional cold open on Saturday Night Live

Comedian spoke about how ‘horrible images and stories from Israel and Gaza” reminded him of his father’s death

The Independent UK

How Saturday Night Live is able to return amid ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike

Former cast member Pete Davidson is returning to host the first episode since April

The Independent UK

The Hollywood strike gets uglier as the studios spike talks over an $800 million residuals ask. The guild calls out ‘bully tactics’ and says that’s a 60% overstatement

“Conversations are no longer moving us in a productive direction,” the studios said, calling off more than two weeks of talks.

Fortune

SAG-AFTRA strike negotiations suspended as studios ‘offer less than before strike began’

Strike talks have broken off between Hollywood actors and studios

The Independent UK

Netflix exec downplays AI: ‘There is not an algorithm in the world to tell you the next thing that’s going to actually connect and resonate with people’

Netflix CCO Bela Bajaria underscores creativity and discusses AI as a tool for creators as the firm grapples with Hollywood strikes and AI's impact.

Fortune

Writers union votes to ratify contract, ending one of Hollywood's longest strikes

The deal delivers salary increases to writers, along with boosts to their health and pension funds, and the establishment of guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence.

WEKU

Grilling, barbacking, dressing windows — how stars of ‘Chicago Fire,’ ‘PD,’ ‘Med’ are spending strike

The downtime has been fun — think bratwurst, golf and puffy shirts — but striking actors on NBC’s hit Chicago shows are eager to get back to their day jobs.

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The Independent UK

How Saturday Night Live is able to return amid ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike

Former cast member Pete Davidson is returning to host the first episode since April

Salon

Beware fake AI Tom Hanks, Robin Williams

AI remains a contentious topic in Hollywood amid an ongoing actors strike over studio usage of the technology

Evening Standard

Actors speak out against AI being used without their consent

The Hollywood star has joined the likes of Stephen Fry and Robin Williams’ family in speaking out about the ‘creepy’ technology

WEKU

The Hollywood writers strike is over, but the actors strike could drag on. Here's why

The actors union, SAG-AFTRA, is hoping to cut as good a deal with the studios as the writers union, WGA, did last week. But the negotiations, starting Monday, could be more complicated.

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The Independent UK

Late-night shows return after writers strike as actors resume talks that could end their standoff

Late-night talk shows are returning after a five-month absence brought on by the Hollywood writers strike

The Guardian - US

How Hollywood writers triumphed over AI – and why it matters

Observers hail a ‘smart’ deal that allows for artificial intelligence as a tool, not a replacement – and could be a model for other industries

Salon

Peter Facinelli's "creepy" wildfire film

The actor-director spoke to Salon about his career, giving hope on a bleak topic and making fire the antagonist

The Conversation

The fight for 2% − how residuals became a sticking point for striking actors

Streaming disrupted the entire entertainment industry, upending the DVD-purchasing, film-renting, moviegoing model of decades past.

Evening Standard

Tech crunch: why AI replacing actors isn’t just a dystopian nightmare, it’s a real one

The technology to replace extras is already available, and film stars should start looking over their shoulders too

The Independent UK

Meghan Markle’s former Suits co-star Patrick J Adams deletes throwback photos from Instagram

‘It was an embarrassing oversight,’ actor writes

The Independent UK

In Hollywood writers' battle against AI, humans win (for now)

After a 148-day strike, Hollywood screenwriters secured significant guardrails against the use of artificial intelligence in one of the first major labor battles over generative AI in the workplace

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