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SAG strikers lament lack of A-listers on picket line: ‘Where the f— is Ben Affleck?’

LOS ANGELES — By 9 a.m. Tuesday, hundreds of SAG-AFTRA and WGA members and supporters had gathered outside the Netflix studios on Sunset Boulevard in the heart of Hollywood. Armed with signs, water and sunscreen, the picketers represent the 160,000 actors in the Screen Actors Guild who went on strike…

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Movie Stars Vs. C-Suite Brass: Hollywood Strike Gets Ugly As CEO Tells A-Listers Where To Go

Barry Dillerthinks big-name actors should do — at least the ones who are clamoring for pay parity in the movie industry

Zenger

Editorial: Strike two: SAG and WGA strike over the use of technology in their work, an issue much bigger than entertainment

With the Screen Actors Guild having now joined the Writers Guild of America in a walkout, the actors and writers of most of the nation’s film and television projects are striking together for the first time since 1960 (when SAG was helmed by a charismatic actor named Ronald Reagan).

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

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

The Independent UK

As actors go on strike, here are some of the projects that likely will be shut down

LOS ANGELES — When SAG-AFTRA's national board of directors voted on Thursday to approve a strike action that would put actors on the picket lines for the first time since 1980, and striking alongside members of the Writers Guild of America for the first time in over 60 years, Hollywood…

Los Angeles Times

The 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike: Everything you need to know

The actors have gone on strike. Here's what you need to know about it.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Actors follow writers’ script, go on strike

Both Hollywood unions now off the job after talks with studios break down.

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Hollywood actors join screenwriters in historic industry-stopping strike

Leaders of a Hollywood’s actors union voted Thursday to join screenwriters in the first joint strike in more than six decades, shutting down production across the entertainment industry after talks for a new contract with the studios and streaming services broke down.

France 24

Disney CEO Bob Iger calls actors and writers 'unrealistic' in contract demands

As Hollywood actors get ready to join the Writers Guild of America on picket lines, Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger had some harsh words Thursday about the walkouts set to further paralyze the entertainment industry.

Los Angeles Times

‘Classic’ David Letterman sketch resurfaces amid ongoing writers strikes in Hollywood: ‘This is spot on’

Talk-show host aired a sketch lampooning the strikes of 2007/08

The Independent UK

On the brink of a possible SAG-AFTRA strike, some actors are wary of AI. Here’s why.

LOS ANGELES — With film and television actors potentially joining screenwriters by going on strike as soon as their union’s contract expires Wednesday at 11:59 p.m., debates about Hollywood’s future are escalating quickly.

Los Angeles Times

'It's gonna be a hot labor summer' — unionized workers show up for striking writers

Film and TV writers on strike may soon be joined by actors currently negotiating their contract. As the writers strike enters its seventh week, unions beyond Hollywood are joining the movement.

WEKU

Hollywood directors have reached a deal with studios

The directors' union secured a tentative deal that could increase wages and safeguard them from A.I., if approved by the board.

Fortune

The future of AI art, according to industry pros

Will AI art destroy jobs, and can it be stopped?

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Daily Mirror

Ben Affleck's upcoming film starring wife Jennifer Lopez 'suspends filming'

Ben Affleck's production company's new movie Unstoppable, which stars wife Jennifer Lopez, has been hit with disruption after it was forced to 'suspend filming'

WEKU

Boston University grads booed the Warner Bros. Discovery CEO amid the writers strike

The school began receiving backlash after it announced David Zaslav would be this year's commencement speaker a day after the Writers Guild of America went on strike.

The New Daily

Hollywood writers and studios battle over future of AI as US writers strike enters third week

Hollywood writers and studios continue negotiating over future of artificial intelligence as US writers strike enters third week

Evening Standard

Seth MacFarlane ‘quits’ Family Guy until agreement in Writers Guild strike

The Writers Guild of America is on strike over the cut their members receive from streaming profits

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Seth MacFarlane quits Family Guy and American Dad amid ongoing writers' strike

Family Guy and American Dad are the latest shows brought to a standstill as the Writers Guild of America (WGA) tries to reach a new agreement with the studios

Evening Standard

The US writers strike and why your favourite shows are on hold: ‘This is about the survival of the profession’

While this standoff between writers and producers is in the US, British writers say that ‘many of their issues are our issues. Their fight is our fight’

The Independent UK

Striking Hollywood writers vow not to picket Tony Awards, opening the door to some kind of show

Striking members of the Writers Guild of America have said they will not picket next month’s Tony Award telecast, clearing a thorny issue facing show organizers and opening the door for some sort of Broadway razzle-dazzle

USA Today Sports Media Group

The 14 most brilliant writers strike 2023 signs, including a perfect Mandy Patinkin ‘Princess Bride’ sign

These are so brilliant.

ABC News

Hollywood writers are on strike over an artificial intelligence threat some are warning is coming for you next

Writers created Tony Soprano, Don Draper and Shiv Roy. Now they've walked off the job, partly because they fear something fundamental will be lost if Hollywood allows itself to become a wasteland of AI-generated stories.

Total Film

WGA strikes 2023: Everything you need to know

Why the strikes are happening, which shows are affected, and more

France 24

A strike under the spotlight: Hollywood's screenwriters demand better salaries

Screenwriters in Hollywood are striking for the first time in 15 years. Negotiations between the Writers Guild of America and TV networks – as well as Netflix, Amazon and Disney – broke down after the two sides failed to find an agreement on issues like pay, mandatory staffing and guarantees…

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