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In recent weeks, several Hollywood studios and entertainment companies pulled back their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives following pressure from President Donald Trump’s administration. Despite this, the Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artistsreaffirmed its support for diversity reform. In a resolution passed by the SAG-AFTRA National …

Since the 1980s, director James Cameron has pushed the limits of visual effects in his blockbusters, from the Terminator and Avatar franchises to The Abyss and Titanic. The innovations that made these movies possible have also made him a beloved, acclaimed, and very wealthy artist. But his latest technological jump …

Just over a month after SAG-AFTRAchief negotiator and executive directorDuncan Crabtree-Irelandcalled for a strike against video game companies, 80 games have agreed to tiered-budget or interim agreements, which include “common sense A.I. protections.” “We applaud those video game companies signing our tiered-budget and interim agreement,” read a statement from Crabtree-Ireland. …

SAG-AFTRA chief negotiator and executive director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland called for a strike against video game companies on Thursday after more than a year and a half of bargaining for a new contract for video game performers. The strike, tied to the Interactive Media Agreement, goes into effect Friday at 12:01 …

Nandini Bapat wasn’t raised a quitter. She began acting in 2012 and has since juggled full-time gigs while landing small roles on Fox’s Scream Queens, HBO’s Barry, and Apple TV’s Physical. And after last year’s nearly four-month-long actor’s strike and work stoppage, she still believes her acting career is worth …

Last summer, as unionized writers and actors were on strike for a combined six months against Hollywood studios, crew members marched and chanted by their side. On Sunday, the chants continued, as thousands of crew workers gathered for a Los Angeles rally ahead of Monday’s bargaining talks with Hollywood studios …

SAG-AFTRA has issued a statement defending Alec Baldwin and criticizing the New Mexico prosecutors’ decision to re-charge the actor with involuntary manslaughter for the accidental shooting death on the set of Rust in October 2021. “To the extent that the charges filed on January 19 are based on an accusation …

F or Quinta Brunson, the end of the monthslong SAG-AFTRA strike doesn’t mean a return to the familiar. Instead, it’s a chance for the Emmy Award-winning writer, producer, and actress to join her same set with a brand-new view on life, hard work, and stability. The creator of ABC’s hit …

After four long months marching on Hollywood picket lines, bargaining inside hostile negotiating rooms, and giving Buddhist sermons, Fran Drescher can finally exhale. Through the 118-day actors’ strike, The Nanny star turned SAG-AFTRA national president, joined by SAG-AFTRA chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, has served as the face of the 160,000-strong …

SAG-AFTRA members have voted to ratify the tentative three-year contract with major Hollywood studios and streaming companies. The deal was green-lit by a vote of 78.33 percent to 21.67 percent with a turnout of 38.15 percent; the new agreement will take effect retroactive to June 9, and will extend to …