SAG-AFTRA has voted to approve a strike against the video game industry. On Monday, union members voted 98.32 percent in favor of a strike authorization against 10 major video game companies, with 34,687 members casting ballots, representing 27.47% of eligible voters. The result allows SAG-AFTRA negotiators to call for a …
Read More »Drew Barrymore Apologizes for Bringing Show Back During Strikes: 'Nothing I Can Do Will Make This OK'
Drew Barrymore tearfully apologized for bringing her daytime TV talk show back amidst the ongoing writers and actors strikes, explaining why she was going ahead with the plan despite fierce criticism from various parties, including her own picketing writers. In a video shared on Instagram, Barrymore said, “I believe there’s …
Read More »Sheryl Lee Ralph Evokes Rihanna in Impassioned Speech to Striking Actors
Sheryl Lee Ralph delivered an impassioned speech that evoked Rihanna during a rally for striking writers and actors Wednesday in Los Angeles. “You know why we’re here. You know what we deserve. And in the words of one of our SAG members, ‘Pay us what you owe us. Don’t act …
Read More »Adam Driver Calls Out Netflix and Amazon, Stands With Strikers in Venice
Adam Driver may be at the Venice Film Festival promoting his new film Ferrari, but he wants the striking SAG-AFTRA actors on the picket lines to know that he “stands in solidarity” with them. To be clear: Driver is not breaking any strike rules by appearing in Venice and doing …
Read More »Put the Spice on Hold: 'Dune 2' Delayed Until 2024
Dune 2 has been officially delayed. The highly-anticipated second part of Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic (based on Frank Herbert’s sci-fi classic) was set to arrive on Nov. 3, but will now hit theaters on March 15, 2024. The decision comes as the major Hollywood studios continue to — by many …
Read More »Watch Tom Morello Perform 'This Land Is My Land' on Hollywood Picket Line
Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello performed a surprise set for picketing members of SAG-AFTRA and WGA in front of Paramount Studios in Hollywood earlier this week. The long-time union supporter backed the striking actors and writers, telling NME,“They’re making history here on the sidewalk in front of Paramount Studios …
Read More »SAG Clarifies What Movie and TV Shoots Will Be Permitted During Strike
With Hollywood studios currently floating offers on AI protections, the sharing of streaming numbers, and residual raises to Writers Guild of America members, SAG-AFTRA members have reached Day 33 on the picket lines hoping to get the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) to the bargaining table. Thus, …
Read More »Seth Rogen Says There's Still a 'Great Distance to Go' Between Studios and Striking Actors
Seth Rogen doesn’t see the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes coming to an end any time soon. In a new interview with Sky News, Rogen said the issue is that studios like Disney and Universal, who are represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), and the unions …
Read More »Most SAG Actors Don't Even Make A Living Wage. Here Are Their Stories
When David Allen Singletary isn’t at a casting call or on set for a TV series, he’s pushing a cart of snacks down the aisle of a Southwest Airlines plane, asking passengers for their trash and identifying the emergency exits. He became a flight attendant on Valentine’s Day last year …
Read More »Writers Guild, Hollywood Studios to Potentially Resume Negotiations Amid Ongoing Strikes
After three months, Hollywood studios are finally ready to discuss contract negotiations with the Writers Guild of America (WGA). Yesterday, Carol Lombardini, president of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), reached out to Ellen Stutzman, the WGA’s chief negotiator, to set a meeting for later this week. …
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