If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Summer is here, which means vacations, beach days, barbecues, and — best of all — Shark Week. Kicking off Sunday, July 21, the 37th annual Shark Week event …
Read More »'Coyote vs. Acme' No Longer Dead After Big Backlash to Warner Bros.
In a significant backpedal, Warner Bros. has reversed its decision to shelve the completed Coyote vs. Acme film, and is now allowing an outside distributor to purchase the film after significant public protest, a source confirmed to Rolling Stone. It’s been a quick turnaround from Thursday when it was first …
Read More »'Coyote vs. Acme' Crew Were Blindsided by Warner Bros. Killing Movie
A year after Warner Bros. decided to shelve Batgirl —to outcry from the public and the film’s own crew —the studio once again decided to ax another completed film project: Coyote vs. Acme. The live-action/animation hybrid starring John Cena and Lana Condor was originally intended for Max before it was …
Read More »Striking Actors Say They Won't Cave to Studios' Holiday Threat
David Hyde Pierce has heard the rallying cries of striking actors from outside the building he’s been rehearsing in. The Frasier star has been performing in the off-Broadway musical Here We Are for the last month, and finally found time to join union members Friday on the picket lines outside …
Read More »Ethan Hawke Sounds Off on the Studios for Breaking Off Strike Negotiations
As we near the 100-day mark of the actors’ strike, Sarah Paulson, Rosario Dawson, Jessica Lange, Zachary Quinto, Josh Charles, and Ethan Hawke grabbed their picket signs and joined chants for a fair contract Thursday morning in New York City. Hawke says he expected the strike to end last week, …
Read More »'A Slap in the Face': How SAG's Deal With Hollywood's Studios Blew Up
O utside of Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery’s New York headquarters, a crowd of striking actors and supporting union members stretched across the street Thursday. The chant “one day longer, one day stronger,” echoed off the walls of a nearby theater and coffee shops. The night before, actors learned that …
Read More »Oscar Isaac and Trump's Nemesis Lead Thousands in NYC Actors' Strike
Thousands of SAG-AFTRA and WGA members lined the sidewalks surrounding the Warner Bros. Discovery office Thursday, raising signs of union solidarity and dancing to tambourines and drum beats as leaders chanted for a just contract. Actors like Oscar Isaac, F. Murray Abraham, and John Leguizamo were joined by union representation …
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