Missed your favourite actors? After nearly four months of striking, they’re coming back. Wednesday’s deal between striking actors and studios and streaming services won’t immediately restore filming to its full swing. That will take months. But the tentative agreement — which both sides say include extraordinary provisions — means that more than six months of labour …
Hollywood’s actors union reached a tentative deal with studios Wednesday to end its strike, bringing a close to months of labor strife that ground the entertainment industry to a historic halt. The three-year contract agreement must be approved by votes from the union’s board and its members in the coming days, but the leadership declared …
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 11:46AM LOS ANGELES — He’s not just “McDreamy” anymore – Patrick Dempsey is now also People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive. The “Grey’s Anatomy” star and race car driver takes the mantle from “Captain America” star Chris Evans, who was 2022’s selection. The pick was revealed on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Tuesday night. …
Halloween in Hollywood may look a little different this year as actors have been instructed not to wear costumes inspired by famous movies and TV series amid the ongoing Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) strike. If A-list couples were hoping on being Barbie and Ken this year, looks like they’ll have to change their plans. SAG-AFTRA …
While screenwriters are busy back at work, film and TV actors remain on picket lines, with the longest strike in their history set to hit 100 days on Saturday after talks broke off with studios. Here’s a look at where things stand, how their stretched-out standoff compares to past strikes, and what happens next. Inside …
Talks bitterly broke off between Hollywood actors and studios late Wednesday, killing any hopes that the three-month strike by performers would come to an end anytime soon. The studios announced that they had suspended contract negotiations, saying the gap between the two sides was too great to make continuing worth it, despite an offer they …
Drew Barrymore will no longer host the 74th U.S. National Book Awards following an announcement that she would continue production of her daytime talk show amid the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. The National Book Foundation rescinded their offer to Barrymore, 48, on Tuesday, one day after The Drew Barrymore Show began filming its fourth season. “The National …
As The Drew Barrymore Show resumed its filming in New York on Monday, striking members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) picketed outside the studio and chanted, “Shut it down!” Though the actors’ and writers’ strikes have yet to show any signs of resolution, Barrymore announced on Sunday that she had made the choice …
TORONTO — Promoting a film at the Toronto International Film Festival is inherently challenging, and even more difficult in the absence of lead actors for support during press engagements and on the red carpet. Many directors are grappling with this amid the ongoing strike by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, …
Sunday, September 3, 2023 4:09AM LOS ANGELES (KABC) — SAG-AFTRA volunteers helped host and staff a food pantry Saturday morning in the Miracle Mile neighborhood of Los Angeles for fellow union members impacted by the ongoing Hollywood strike. As Hollywood productions are on halt, some members of SAG-AFTRA are finding it harder to make ends …